Associations to the word «Ruminative»
Wiktionary
RUMINATIVE, adjective. Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful.
Dictionary definition
RUMINATIVE, adjective. Deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";.
Wise words
Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow,
the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.