Advanced English Word of the Day
plaintiveDefinitions
| English > English | |
| plaintive | |
| 1. adj. Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic. |  |
| a typically plaintive song from Radiohead | |
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©Example Sentences
| You ask all these plaintive, rhetorical type questions, and I just thought I'd answer. Their extensive repertoire includes plaintive mewling and voluptuous purrs, as well as a dreadful din. |
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