PLAINTIVE


Meaning of PLAINTIVE in English

A ~ sound or voice sounds sad. (LITERARY)

They lay on the firm sands, listening to the ~ cry of the seagulls...

= mournful

ADJ

~ly

‘Why don’t we do something?’ Davis asked ~ly.

ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .