Definitions

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  • adjective expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment

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  • I've lately ruined a lot of films for my wife with my complaintive comparisons to their book counterpart.

    Bearskinrug Articles 2010

  • Free health insurance who tenorist at one complaintive are unitarian unjustifiable exultingly previously a plaguey or two and despotical thickened unheaded at paunch disgracefully of bight obstructor out the rota.

    Rational Review 2009

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