Wistfully

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(/ˈwɪstfəli/)
Adverb

1. Full of yearning or longing.
2. Sad and thoughtful.

Max goes. Mr. Blume and Dr. Guggenheim watch him walk away with Dirk.

MR. BLUME
“What’s his name again?”

DR. GUGGENHEIM
“Max Fischer.”

MR. BLUME
“He’s a sharp little guy.”

Dr. Guggenheim looks across the lawn at Max and his chapel partner. He says wistfully:

DR. GUGGENHEIM
“He’s one of the worst students we’ve got.”

From the post: English vocabulary words from the movie script “Rushmore”
Source: Rushmore Script at IMSDb. (imsdb.com)