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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ruminative
adjective
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▪ These speeches had to be rich in literary illusion and ruminative aphorism.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ruminative

Ruminative \Ru"mi*na*tive\, a. Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation.

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ruminative

a. Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful.

WordNet
ruminative

adj. persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective]

Usage examples of "ruminative".

He was a fat flabby creature, even for a Chtorran, with an annoying tendency for ruminative noises and questioning chirps.

He stole a cowlike glance at Porta, then turned back to his ruminative stirring.

His eyes seemed even duller than usual, and beyond staring in a ruminative fashion at her cloak-bag, he evinced no interest in Pen's early rising.

After the last of those shots he crossed to the west side of the bridge, sat on the crash barrier and lit a ruminative cigarette.