adjective Etymology: Middle English plaintif grieving, from Anglo-French pleintif, plaintif, from plaint Date: 1579 expressive of suffering or woe ; melancholy , ~ly adverb ~ness noun
PLAINTIVE
Meaning of PLAINTIVE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012