Plaintive: describes something that sounds slightly sad.
Word parts Prefix: NONE Root: NONE Suffix: ive Word Forms Noun: Plaintiveness Verb: NONE Adjective: Melancholy Adverb: Plaintively Sentences We could hear the plaintive cry of a wounded animal in the woods. The puppies sounded plaintive when we took their toys away. Me, Rico and Jerry called out plaintively when we heard there was homework. |