Both Uses of
plaintive
in
Mansfield Park
- And you may say, if you please, that I shall prepare my most plaintive airs against his return, in compassion to his feelings, as I know his horse will lose.†
Chpt 6 *
- "Indeed, I hope it is not true," said Mrs. Price plaintively; "it would be so very shocking!†
Chpt 46
Definition:
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(plaintive) expressing sadness -- sometimes with a plea for help