reminiscently
In recollecting fashion
In a manner suggesting reminiscence or recollection of the past.
Someone who speaks reminiscently is reflecting on memories: She smiled reminiscently as she described her childhood summers.
The word can also describe how something evokes or recalls something else: The melody played reminiscently of old jazz standards.
Sadly longing for something
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- bygoneOf earlier times
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
homesick · yearning · retrospective · vintage · retro · yesteryear · halcyon · rose-colored
Hinting at impropriety
- allusiveContaining indirect references
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- resonantDeeply vibrating with sound
atmospheric · redolent · echoing · triggering · stirring · awakening · summoning · calling
Retrieving from memory
- rememberingRetaining past information
- recallingBringing to mind again
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- retrospectionContemplating past events
retrieval · mnemonic · memorably · anecdotally · autobiographically · episodically · vividly · hazily
Examining one's own mind
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
musing · ruminative · brooding · pondering · soul-searching · wistfully · quietly · softly
wistful
Sadly longing for something
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- bygoneOf earlier times
- longingIntense, persistent desire
melancholy · homesick · yearning · retrospective · vintage · retro · yesteryear · halcyon · rose-colored · sepia-toned
suggestive
Hinting at impropriety
- allusiveContaining indirect references
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
resonant · atmospheric · redolent · echoing · triggering · stirring · awakening · summoning · calling · recalling
recollecting
Retrieving from memory
- rememberingRetaining past information
- recallingBringing to mind again
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
retrospection · retrieval · mnemonic · memorably · anecdotally · autobiographically · episodically · vividly · hazily · faintly
introspective
Examining one's own mind
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- contemplativeInclined to deep thought
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
thoughtful · musing · ruminative · brooding · pondering · soul-searching · wistfully · quietly · softly · gently
reminiscentlyanticipatorily
In a foreseeing manner
prospectively · presently · futuristically · expectantly · in the moment
reminiscentlyforgetfully
In an unmindful manner
obliviously · heedlessly · unsentimentally · pragmatically · dismissively