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Wistfully(adv) or Wistfullness(n.)

Quote from Great Gatsby: "We were in the same senior society, and while we were never intimate I always had the impression that he approved of me and wanted me to like him with some harsh defiant __**wistfulness**__ of his own." (Page 7) Merriam-Webster Definition of Wistful: Wistful //a////dj.// 1. full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy; //also// **:** inspiring such yearning  2. musingly sad **:** pensive  Sentence: "As he thought about the past he turned to me and smiled wistfully."