ruminative

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He has a face that goes beetling and ruminative, then pulls itself together as if it has been caught malingering.

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  1. Ruminant; disposed to rumination; especially, given to meditation or thought.
  2. Marked by rumination or careful reflection; well-considered. Such a thing as philosophical analysis, of calm, ruminative deliberation upon the principles of government, … seems unknown to them. The Atlantic, LXIV. 610.

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  • His style of thinking was very ruminative, over-organized and repetitive. —  FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles
  • He has a face that goes beetling and ruminative, then pulls itself together as if it has been caught malingering. —  Expecting Rain
  • From the grittily urgent yet ethereal title track all the way to the philosophically ruminative, spacey coda of 'Cedars Of Lebanon' it conjures an extraordinary journey through sound and ideas, a search for soul in a brutal, confusing world, all bound together in narcotic melody and space age pop songs. —  Telegraph Blogs
  • This release is ruminative, relaxed, mystical, and contemplative, dedicated to the spirit if not the person of Mevlana, or as he is more commonly known in the West - Rumi (1207-73). —  Audiophile Audition Headlines
  • While many songs -- such as the ruminative "Guardasecretos" - find Cordero exploring the internal experience, album starter —  PlugInMusic.com
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