wistful
a. கருத்தூன்றிய, உள்ளார்வ மிக்க, அறியும் ஆவல் கொண்ட, நம்பிக்கையின்றியும் மிக விருப்பங்கொண்டுள்ள, வருத்தந் தோய்ந்த, வாடிய தோற்றமுடைய.
Wist"ful, a. Etym: [For wishful; perhaps influenced by wistly, which is probably corrupted from OE. wisly certainly (from Icel. viss certain, akin to E. wit). See Wish.] 1. Longing; wishful; desirous. Lifting up one of my sashes, I cast many a wistful, melancholy look towards the sea. Swift. 2. Full of thought; eagerly attentive; meditative; musing; pensive; contemplative. That he who there at such an hour hath been, Will wistful linger on that hallowed spot. Byron. -- Wist"ful*ly, adv. -- Wist"ful*ness, n.