What is another word for dreamfully?

Pronunciation: [dɹˈiːmfəlɪ] (IPA)

Dreamfully is an adverb that is used to describe a person daydreaming or having a deep, prolonged dream. Synonyms for dreamfully include reverie, trance, fantasy, hallucination, illusion, vision, whimsy, and chimera. These words convey different shades of meaning that describe a state of being lost in thoughts or imagination. For instance, reverie suggests a pleasant state of mind, while trance and hallucination tend to imply an altered state of consciousness. Illusion and vision suggest a false perception of the world, while whimsy and chimera suggest a playful or fanciful thought. Whatever word you choose to use, just remember that dreamfully is often used to describe a state of deep contemplation or idealistic thinking.

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Usage examples for Dreamfully

Were those deep lustrous eyes, that looked away into space longingly, dreamfully, dazingly,-were they meant to pore over wearisome columns of dry arithmetic, or not rather to give back in recognition what they had got in rapture, and to look as they were looked into?
"That Boy Of Norcott's"
Charles James Lever
The old folio had a look of venerable significance about it, and whether it called up some association of childhood, concerned in some fearful fancy, or dreamfully he dreaded the necromancer's art, suggested by late experience, made him uneasy.
"Warlock o' Glenwarlock"
George MacDonald
"Billie," he murmured, dreamfully, "what kind of pie do you like best?"
"Men, Women, and Boats"
Stephen Crane

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