Both Uses
plaintive
in
Night, by Elie Wiesel
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- Not a sound of distress, not a plaintive cry, nothing but mass agony and silence.†
p. 89.2 *plaintive = sad
- A plaintive voice came from behind me: "Eliezer, my son ...bring me ...a little coffee..."†
p. 106.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(plaintive) expressing sadness -- sometimes with a plea for help
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)