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plaintive
/ˈpleɪntɪv/
adjective
Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
a typically plaintive song from Radiohead
Word Frequency 1800~2019
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cotton
rhyme
puzzle
haiku
wimp
operate
hamlet
bankable
worrisome
nutshell
limeade
conjoined
rope
renewal
shell
smudgy
smuggling
peroxide
bulldog
shaft
mournful
sorrowful
sad
plangent
wistful
doleful
anguished
lilting
quavering
shrill
keening
piteous
querulous
whispery
tremulous