cogitative

I examine the cogitative processes within in the expectation of a resolution.

He pushed his helmet back on his head, a cogitative move.

But differences emerged in the slower, more effortful cogitative phase that followed, leading to divergent success rates in the end: 18 percent for the mathematics students versus 6 percent for the history students.

But his solo work — at once cogitative and kinetic — has its own allure.

His saxophone emits a broad and smoky sound, with a measured inflection that gives the music an unhurried, cogitative pacing.