museful

adj

museful

adj

/ˈmjuːzfəl/

Etymology From muse + -ful.

1

Meditative; thoughtfully silent; ponderous.

  • museful mopings1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
  • bringing out gentle rhythmic underpinnings and museful countermelodies2022 October 24, David Bratman, “SF Symphony Has Spooky Fun With the 19th Century”, in San Francisco Classical Voice:
Derived terms
musefully, musefulness

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