PLAINTIVELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plaintively mean? 

• PLAINTIVELY (adverb)
  The adverb PLAINTIVELY has 1 sense:

1. in a plaintive manner

  Familiarity information: PLAINTIVELY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLAINTIVELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a plaintive manner

Context example:

the last note of the song rang out plaintively

Pertainym:

plaintive (expressing sorrow)

 Context examples 

Indeed, I hope it is not true, said Mrs. Price plaintively; it would be so very shocking!

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

"I'm such a silly," she said plaintively.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

And where does Martin Eden and the work Martin Eden performed come in in all this? he asked himself plaintively, then arose to respond cleverly and wittily to a clever and witty toast.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)