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
This latter is endowed with a cogitative and imaginative faculty, but is not permanent in its existence, because of the two intervening natures between it and the pure light of God.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
His hands were clasped behind him, and his head was bent down as if he were in a profoundly cogitative mood.
From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]
Vocabulary lists containing cogitative
