ruminative

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ruminative - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ruminative \Ru"mi*na*tive\, a.
     Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation.
     [1913 Webster]

ruminative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ruminative
      adj 1: deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only
             in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic
             hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";
             [syn: brooding, broody, contemplative,
             meditative, musing, pensive, pondering,
             reflective, ruminative]