plaintive
[ pleyn-tiv ]
/ ˈpleɪn tɪv /
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adjective
expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.
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plain·tive·ly, adverbplain·tive·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH plaintive
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plaintive
/ (ˈpleɪntɪv) /
adjective
expressing melancholy; mournful
Derived forms of plaintive
plaintively, adverbplaintiveness, nounWord Origin for plaintive
C14: from Old French plaintif grieving, from plainte plaint
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