Both Uses of
plaintive
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- His name, or rather a plaintive voice which essayed to pronounce his name, reached him.†
Chpt 19-20 *
- "What, again?" she exclaimed, in so plaintive an accent that it seemed to stifle a sob; "really, you pain me."†
Chpt 71-72
Definition:
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(plaintive) expressing sadness -- sometimes with a plea for help