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
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.