adverb
- in a dreamy, absent-minded, or distracted manner; as if lost in thought or reverie
Usage: informal; literary
Examples
- She stared dreamfully out the window, lost in her own thoughts.
- He spoke dreamfully about his childhood memories.
- The child gazed dreamfully at the stars above.
- She walked dreamfully through the garden, barely noticing the path.
- He answered the question dreamfully, as if only half-awake.
- The music played on while she listened dreamfully, transported to another world.