Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with, a law of the
ancient Israelites and other tribes and races, according to which a
woman, whose husband died without issue, was married to the husband's
brother.
1. Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind. War, horrid war, your thoughtful walks invades. Pope. 2. Attentive; careful; exercising t...