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Synonyms
plain·tive (plāńtĭv)

[Middle English plaintif, from Old French, aggrieved, lamenting, from plaint, complaint; see plaint.]

adjective 

Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy.

derivatives

plaińtive·ly
adverb
plaińtive·ness
noun