1 quiet, because you are thinking:
He looked thoughtful. * They sat in thoughtful silence.
2 (approving) showing that you think about and care for other people:
It was very thoughtful of you to send the flowers.
3 showing signs of careful thought:
a player who has a thoughtful approach to the game
thoughtfully adverb:
Martin looked at her thoughtfully. * She wrote down a few ideas on the paper thoughtfully provided by her host.
thoughtfulness noun [U]:
a state of thoughtfulness * his thoughtfulness for others
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is thoughtful a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, thoughtful is tagged as adjective.
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