Both Uses of
plaintive
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- "But I thought he liked me," she said plaintively.†
Chpt 21 *
- "And Odo the hero, they bore him back home To the place that he'd known as a lad," sang Slughorn plaintively.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(plaintive) expressing sadness -- sometimes with a plea for help