moonily

• Adverbe littéraire ou vieilli signifiant « de manière rêveuse, romantique ou distraite, comme sous l'influence de la lune ». Rare en anglais moderne, il est considéré comme poétique ou désuet.

An archaic or poetic adverb meaning "in a dreamy, romantic, or absent-minded manner," as if influenced by the moon. It is rarely used in modern English and is considered literary or obsolete.

1. In a dreamy mannerC1informal

   In a way that is dreamy, romantic, or lost in thought, as if gazing at the moon.

   d'une manière rêveuse

   • She stared moonily out the window, thinking of her vacation.
   • He smiled moonily at the photograph of his beloved.
   • They walked moonily along the beach, hand in hand.

   Synonymesabsentlydreamilymusinglypensivelyromanticallywistfully