Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a plaintive manner; mournfully; sadly
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- adverb In a
plaintive manner.
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- adverb in a plaintive manner
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Examples
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He said her name plaintively, wanting her to stop her weeping because damn it!
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Weyanoke Indians slipped by like darker shadows in the forest gloom; and only the little night birds seemed to know or to care as they called plaintively in the marshes at twilight.
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As the House dawdles with the approaching deadline so the markets begin to wobble, and they call plaintively for the President to become involved, the White House should say simply
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" He offered the name plaintively when Sharpe relaxed his arm.
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Nan! "he called plaintively, and he called sharply too and loudly, the possessor.
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We called plaintively for help, and kirizal and voidmonster came to pick up the edibles.
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Meg called plaintively, alarmed by her continued silence.
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Meg called plaintively, alarmed by her continued silence.
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Meg called plaintively, alarmed by her continued silence.
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Grantaire called plaintively from the stall -- which, from my angle, apeared something like a tempest in a cloth-covered coffin.
bilby commented on the word plaintively
"I'm not the defendant in this case," said Tom plaintively.
August 5, 2009