dreamfully

/ˈdrimfəli/
adverb
  1. In a way that shows you are thinking about pleasant things rather than what is happening around you.
    • She stared dreamfully out the window during the long car ride.
    • He smiled dreamfully as he remembered their first meeting.
    • The student looked dreamfully at the ceiling instead of taking notes.
  2. In a manner that is full of dreams or imagination.
    • The child spoke dreamfully about flying to the moon.
    • He hummed dreamfully while painting his imaginary landscape.
    • She dreamfully described the castle she would build someday.
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