Usually means: Longingly; with yearning or desire.
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  2. wistly: Collins English Dictionary
  3. wistly: Wordnik
  4. wistly: Wiktionary
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  6. Wistly: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. wistly: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Wistly: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. wistly: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. wistly: FreeDictionary.org
  11. wistly: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  12. Wistly: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adverb:  (obsolete) In an intent manner, with close attention; intently; attentively.

Similar:
attently, intently, wishly, attentively, tentively, affectedly, watchingly, watchfully, intentively, intentfully, more...

Types:
enviously, jealously, covetously, more...

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Similar:
attently, intently, wishly, attentively, tentively, affectedly, watchingly, watchfully, intentively, intentfully, more...

Types:
enviously, jealously, covetously, more...



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