PLAINTIVE


Meaning of PLAINTIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpleɪntɪv ]

adj. 1 expressing sorrow; mournful. 2 mournful-sounding. øøplaintively adv. plaintiveness n. [ME f. OF (-if, -ive) f. plainte (as PLAINT)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.