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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Pensive

/pĕn'-sĭv/ · Pen·sive · IPA /ˈpɛn(t).sɪv/
01 a. Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing.
  1. 1.
    Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing.
    “The pensive secrecy of desert cell.” — Milton.
    “Anxious cares the pensive nymph oppressed.” — Pope.
  2. 2.
    Expressing or suggesting thoughtfulness with sadness; as, pensive numbers.