Plaintive Definition

plāntĭv
adjective
Expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Plaintive

  • Middle English plaintif from Old French aggrieved, lamenting from plaint complaint plaint

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French plaintif (“aggrieved, lamenting"), from plainte (“lament, complaint"); see plaint.

    From Wiktionary

Plaintive Sentence Examples

  • From the tents came now loud angry cries and now plaintive groans.

  • The sad news of their grandmother's death left the room full of plaintive cries.

  • Her plaintive words showed the sorrow and remore that Rachel felt.

  • And the bit with the carol singers is very plaintive.

  • The puppy let out a plaintive whimper when the girl stepped on its foot.

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Words Starting With

PPLPLA

Words Ending With

EVEIVE

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