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

dreamily

adverb
 
/ˈdriːmɪli/
 
/ˈdriːmɪli/
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  1. as though you are thinking about other things and not paying attention to what is happening around you
    • ‘I have lots of happy memories,’ she said dreamily.
    • He gazed dreamily out of the window.
  2. in a pleasant and gentle way, as if in a dream
    • It was only in the dreamily evocative last movement that the orchestra really came together.
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