All 5 Uses of
plaintive
in
War and Peace
- And before Rostov had time to make out what the black thing was that had suddenly appeared in the fog, there was a flash, followed by a report, and a bullet whizzing high up in the mist with a plaintive sound passed out of hearing.†
Chpt 3 *plaintive = sad
- From the tents came now loud angry cries and now plaintive groans.†
Chpt 10
- But after the exclamation of surprise that had escaped from Vereshchagin he uttered a plaintive cry of pain, and that cry was fatal.†
Chpt 11
- The plaintive moan of reproach was drowned by the threatening and angry roar of the crowd.†
Chpt 11
- Ramballe put his arms around their necks while they carried him and began wailing plaintively: "Oh, you fine fellows, my kind, kind friends!†
Chpt 15plaintively = in a sad manner
Definition:
expressing sadness -- sometimes with a plea for help