'Plaintively' definitions:
Definition of 'plaintively'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a plaintive manner; "the last note of the song rang out plaintively"
Definition of 'Plaintively'
From: GCIDE
- Plaintive \Plain"tive\, a. [F. plaintif. See Plaintiff, n.]
- 1. Repining; complaining; lamenting. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad. "The most plaintive ditty." --Landor. [1913 Webster] -- {Plain"tive*ly}, adv. -- {Plain"tive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'plaintively'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- brokenheartedly,
- complainingly,
- dolefully,
- dolorously,
- fretfully,
- grieffully,
- grievously,
- groaningly,
- lamentingly,
- moanfully,
- mournfully,
- peevishly,
- petulantly,
- querulously,
- ruefully,
- sorrowfully,
- tearfully,
- wailfully,
- woefully