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thoughtful

Definitions

adjective

  1. considerate of the feelings or well-being of others
  2. acting with or showing thought and good sense
  3. taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
  4. exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
  5. having intellectual depth

Examples

Ivaric raced down to the stables, shouted at a groom to saddle his grey horse Maila, and smiled as he saw his father sitting in a shady arbour at one end of the courtyard, looking thoughtful.

That proviso is a thoughtful message for young moviegoers.

She speaks earnestly, thoughtfully and funnily about how we are all ‘differently abled ‘in one way or another.’

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pensiveness

Definitions

noun

  1. persistent morbid meditation on a problem
  2. deep serious thoughtfulness

Examples

Yet this Waikiki house stressed no less than the rest in beauty, in dignity, and in expensiveness of upkeep.

Why he had not toiled the whole five years under the spell of opium was the expensiveness of the habit.

The best part about the project — inexpensiveness aside — is how you get a perfect fit for your knives without any wasted space.

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