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reminiscently

reminiscently

6.6
In a way that shows a person remembering the past
  • adverb
  • /ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsəntli/
translation icon : nostálgicamente
  • She was a hell of a good-looking girl, too. " Steve smiled reminiscently, then yelped as Summer gave a punishing yank to a captured twirl of his chest hair.
  • smiled reminiscently

Examples

  • He spoke reminiscently of the summers spent at his grandmother's house, filled with laughter and warmth.

  • (n9) I pore over it reminiscently, gratefully.

    Academic text (2000)

  • I pore over it reminiscently, gratefully.

    Academic text (2000)

  • "Eleanor smiled reminiscently."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • "King Lear, Hamlet, Othello," he smiled reminiscently, now addressing only her mother.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • As she looked through the old photo album, she smiled reminiscently about her childhood adventures.

  • The song played on the radio made her feel reminiscently nostalgic, bringing back memories of her high school days.

Synonyms

nostalgically
vsreminiscently
2 6.0

In a way that shows gentle sadness when people remember the past

recalls past experiences without sentimental longing or emotion
evocatively
vsreminiscently
1 7.0

In a way that brings strong images and memories to mind

recalls past experiences in a gentler, less intense way

How Evocative

evocatively
1 7.0
reminiscently
6.6

Surface Forms

reminiscently positive

Morphology

reminiscently = reminiscent (transparent) = reminiscent + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'reminiscent', producing 'in a reminiscent way', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word reminiscently comes from the verb reminisce, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to remember' and has re- meaning 'again'. So, to act reminiscently is to behave in a way that brings back or shows you are remembering the past.