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PLAINTIVE
(adj.) expressing sorrow
synonyms : mournfulI could hear the child's plaintive cries. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for plaintive
(Tag: ) Plaintive can be split into plain(plane)+tive(relative). Suppose a relative dies in a plane crash, we mourn. Thus plaintive = mourn. Sorry for the sadistic mnemonic.
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-3 (Tag: ) The PLAINTIff, in a court case, has been injured by the defendant. The PLAINTIff is, therefore, PLAINTIVE.
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