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WISTFUL
(adj.) showing pensive sadness
"the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"
synonyms : pensiveThe pensive look in his eyes melted my heart. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for wistful
(Tag: ) Wistful and Wishful...Wistful = Full of longing or unfulfilled desire. Wishful = Seeking advancement or recognition.
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-2 (Tag: ) wistful ~ wristful ..havent u ever longed to have ur wrist full of watches?
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-3 (Tag: Eng) Wistful : like full of waste; Becoming sad; while rememberring
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-2 (Tag: ) He was holding his head resting on WRIST showing that he was wistful like THE THINKER by rodin . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thinker
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