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Definition of ruminatively adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ruminatively

adverb

/ˈruːmɪnətɪvli/

/ˈruːmɪneɪtɪvli/

(formal)

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in a way that involves thinking deeply about something

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