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plaintive
plain·tive [ pláyntiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
sad-sounding: expressing sadness or sounding sad
[14th century. < French plaintive, plaintif< plaint (see plaint)]

plain·tive·ly adverb
plain·tive·ness noun
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