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   plaintive

   /ˈpleɪntɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. sounding sad and mournful: "a plaintive cry"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French plaintif, -ive, from plainte ‘lamentation’ (see plaint).

   Derivatives

   • 1. plaintively adverb
   • 2. plaintiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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