plaintive
The origin and history of plaintive.
Etymology
From Old French pleintif, "lamenting," from plainte, "complaint" — a doublet of "plaintiff."
The origin and history of plaintive.
From Old French pleintif, "lamenting," from plainte, "complaint" — a doublet of "plaintiff."
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