wistly

English

Etymology

Possibly an alternative form of whistly, or whishtly (“quietly”).

Adverb

wistly (comparative more wistly, superlative most wistly)

1. (obsolete) In an intent manner, intently; with close attention, attentively

   • 2007, Peter Marshall, Mother Leakey and the Bishop: A Ghost Story^[1], Oxford Univ. Press, ISBN 9780199273713:

     … which makes him eye this gentlewoman a little more wistly …