reminiscingly

English

Etymology

From reminiscing +‎ -ly.

Adverb

reminiscingly (comparative more reminiscingly, superlative most reminiscingly)

1. In a reminiscing manner.
   • 1909 August, E. L. Sabin, M. A. Loosley, “Cactus and Pink She-Stock”, in The Red Book Magazine, volume XIII, number 4, page 665:

     But my drinkin’ days are over. I only speak reminiscingly.

   • 1920, Adventure, page 36:

     From around us came shuffling and whispering whilst he gazed reminiscingly at the star-glinted sea.

   • 1921, Paul Eldridge, “Paradise Regained”, in And the Sphinx Spoke, Boston, Mass.: The Stratford Company, page 2:

     With difficulty they recognized the Tree of Knowledge. They looked at it long and reminiscingly, as it had been the very source of their tragedy.

   • 1985, Karen Lynn, Midsummer Moon, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 24:

     Larla smiled reminiscingly down at her small son, remembering how John’s great-grandfather had accepted his unexpected arrival into the family with surprisingly good grace.