nostalgically
C2
adv
Freq #142694
Meanings
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1
adv
in a nostalgic manner
they spent an hour together, talking nostalgically as they wandered slowly down the coast road
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2
adv
In a nostalgic manner.
Nostalgically, Bill Feingold intones the excruciating litany. “Having your tongue torn out, and your throat cut across,” he rumbles, recalling words memorized on a New York City rooftop 38 years ago.
Etymology
From nostalgic + -ally.