Word of the Day (February 16, 2015)
Plaintive – (adj.) expressing suffering or sadness (also:
having a sad sound)
Example: “A
person who is looking for sympathy talks plaintively.”
Origin: Middle
English “plaintiff” grieving, from Anglo-French “pleintiff,” “plaintif,” from “plaint.”
First use: 1579
(Reference:
Merriam Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Application.
Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2015.)
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