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expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.
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Plaintively
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Example Sentences
- The little boy and girl sing plaintively for a crowd.
- Neighbouring countries continue to call plaintively for a peaceful vote.
- Bitcoiners wondered plaintively why he had left them.
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Word Origin & History
plaintive
late 14c., "lamenting," from O.Fr. plaintif "complaining," from pleint (see plaint). Sense of "mournful, sad" first recorded 1570s. Related: Plaintively.
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