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wistful

adjective

Showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"

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Word length
7
Starts with
W
Ends with
L
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
13

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Pronunciation

ˈwɪstfəl

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adjective

  1. Showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"

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