Wistful Meaning. Melancholy longing dreaming sad More Synonyms of wistful. English Language Learners Definition of wishful.
Sad and thinking about. Clarke has responded to his critics with a dollop of wistful regret followed by an adamant refusal to back down. Thinking sadly about something you would like to have but cannot have especially something that you used to have in the past a wistful smile wistfully adverb Thats the house where I was.
Definition of wistful 1.
Wistfully is defined as done while longing for something someone or sometime. Pensive especially in a melancholy way. Slightly sad because you want to have or to do something. An example of wistful is when you look back on your past and wish you had.