nostalgically.

With affectionate longing for earlier times, places, or experiences.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• look back nostalgically
• recall nostalgically

On the page

They spoke nostalgically of the cinema that had stood beside the river.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Invariable adverb. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, description. Commonness: moderately common.