cogitative
Example Sentences
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But differences emerged in the slower, more effortful cogitative phase that followed, leading to divergent success rates in the end: 18 percent for the mathematics students versus 6 percent for the history students.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2018
His saxophone emits a broad and smoky sound, with a measured inflection that gives the music an unhurried, cogitative pacing.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2017
He pushed his helmet back on his head, a cogitative move.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Therefore the power by which in other animals is called the natural estimative, in man is called the "cogitative," which by some sort of collation discovers these intentions.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
"When you last wrote," repeated John, in a cogitative tone.
From Fated to Be Free by Ingelow, Jean
Vocabulary lists containing cogitative
