2007-10-28 15:52:18 · 15 answers · asked by shuyin 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad
Use:
Meanwhile Jack Byron's plight in France was becoming desperate and his letters to his sister increasingly plaintive
2007-10-28 15:55:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What Does Plaintive Mean
2016-11-07 04:09:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of this word has many, of course, it's ENGLISH!!!
plaintive can mean sad sorry and mournful, or it is also used in the American justice system, meaning someone whom is being sued, namely for being a sad-*** human being.
2007-10-28 16:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by tobelove75 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
plaintive is a synonym for mournful and means expressing sorrow.
2007-10-28 15:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful, sad
2007-10-28 16:00:55 · answer #5 · answered by googie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sad, melancholy, sorrowful; unless you meant plaintiff which is the person bringing another to court on a law suit as opposed to (defendant).
2007-10-28 16:10:58 · answer #6 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means expressing subdued sadness or being quietly mournful.
2007-10-28 16:05:50 · answer #7 · answered by stevetitto 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means all the answers except a person being sued.
That word is 'plaintiff'
2007-10-28 16:07:17 · answer #8 · answered by Molly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an adjective, meaning suffering from melancholy. Next time try m-w.com or dictionary.com, you'll find most words there. :)
2007-10-28 15:55:04 · answer #9 · answered by m.aster 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the person that is responding to court order and u are the respondent, u have to report to court under orders as a respondent not a petitioner..
2007-10-28 15:58:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋