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- pronunciation:
- pleIn
tihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow.
The baby's plaintive cry pierced her mother's heart.
- synonyms:
- dolorous, mournful, sorrowful
- similar words:
- doleful, gloomy, grievous, melancholy, pathetic, rueful, wistful, woebegone
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| related words: |
touching |
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| derivations: |
plaintively (adv.), plaintiveness (n.) |
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