museful

English

Etymology

muse +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjuːzfəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

museful (comparative more museful, superlative most museful)

1. Meditative; thoughtfully silent; ponderous.
   • 1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     museful mopings

   • 2022 October 24, David Bratman, “SF Symphony Has Spooky Fun With the 19th Century”, in San Francisco Classical Voice‎^[1]:

     bringing out gentle rhythmic underpinnings and museful countermelodies

Derived terms

• musefully

References

• “museful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.