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Meanings of meditative in English

Deeply or seriously thoughtful;

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Usage of meditative in English
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When Gertie is in a meditative state, any interruption can be dangerous.
The accidental demon slayer
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest 'I find it quite meditative'... potters at the wheel.
The Guardian
3
It's kind of a meditative process in kind of a masochistic way.
Wired
4
Yeobright retired to the heap of recovered rope in a meditative mood.
The Return of the Native
5
The attitude in which he rested his menaced eyes was profoundly meditative.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
6
Rosa looked at him with inscrutable eyes-deepas velvet, grave and meditative.
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories
7
Perugino clearly never broke through the meditative circle of the Middle Age.
Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays
8
She considered the estimate with the prettiest pucker of her meditative brows.
The Divine Fire
9
I was sitting there in a meditative state accessing my past relationships.
Oh lord, help me keep my panties on
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The botanist tapped the arm of his chair with definite, meditative taps.
Plotting in Pirate Seas
11
He seated himself in his revolving chair, and appeared to be meditative.
King Coal : a Novel
12
The young man looked up from his meditative pacing of the room.
The Seeker
13
His meditative spirit was peculiarly impressed with the simplicity of their worship.
Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam
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As to the expression, it is not only meditative but even melancholy.
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 1
15
Oddly, keeping busy with chores is very meditative and relaxing for me.
NY Magazine
16
Mr. Prosper went into the house very meditative, and sad at heart.
Mr. Scarborough's Family
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Meditative across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
Less common