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plaintive [ˈpleıntıv] ADJ

plaintive
plaintive
▶ plaintively ADV

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English
Alternatively, it can be read as: a plaintive ballad about coming to terms with one's differences.
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Her verse is characterized by tenderness of feeling, plaintive simplicity, deep devotion, and perfect rhythm.
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A plaintive collection of songs which combine country with hints of blues, gospel and folk.
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Their music is plaintive and sometimes pretty, produced by a large lyre-shaped instrument.
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As a lead player he has favoured long, melodic tones, bending the notes into plaintive, almost vocal lines.
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The call is a plaintive "tee peep" and may give a hard "trip" when alarmed.
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His early voice was described as flinty and tender, beseeching and plaintive.
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The song also incorporates ringing guitars with plaintive lyrics and a huge chorus.
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Standing against a weathered fencepost, he's shown looking up with a plaintive look in his eye.
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It was identical to plaintive at first and receded into legal usage with the -iff spelling in the 15th century.
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