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Definition of Plaintively

Plaintively
Plaintive Plain"tive, a. [F. plaintif. See Plaintiff, n.] 1. Repining; complaining; lamenting. --Dryden. 2. Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad. ``The most plaintive ditty.' --Landor. -- Plain"tive*ly, adv. -- Plain"tive*ness, n.

Meaning of Plaintively from wikipedia

- The plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) is a species of bird belonging to the genus Cacomantis in the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is native to Asia...
- The plaintive rain frog or rough rain frog (Breviceps verrucosus) is a species of frog in the family Brevicipitidae. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa...
- The grey-bellied cuckoo or the Indian plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis p****erinus) is a cuckoo with widespread occurrence throughout Asia. The grey-bellied...
- Arab–Israeli conflict. The song typically begins slowly and somewhat plaintively, and, as it repeats, gradually increases in tempo and excitement. Lyrics...
- spring of 1969: "When the film ended ... I heard Warhol asking someone plaintively "Why is the whole second reel all blue?" So I told him about 7242, 7241...
- sounds. On the other hand, 2002's A Rush of Blood to the Head is full of "plaintive strums, weary arpeggios and pained melodies", along with a sense of urgency...
- silver & br**** produce shrill music to accompany Kandyan Dances, while the plaintive strains of music of the reed flute may pierce the air in devil-dancing...
- digitized productions with a suite-like arena rock aesthetic. His emotional, plaintive lyrics often express feelings of hurt and deal with subject matter such...
- "gravelly, raspy" vocals, "... growls, moans, screams and mumbles" and "plaintive groans"; this range of singing styles was used to communicate the "varied...
- in my trousers?" When Beria finally realised what was happening and plaintively appealed to Malenkov to speak for him, Malenkov silently hung his head...