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plaintive in Italian

plaintive in Italian is querulo — plaintive means sounding sad, mournful, or full of longing.

plaintive in Italian

querulo
adj
Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

What does "plaintive" mean?

  1. adj Sounding sad, mournful, or full of longing.
    "The violin played a plaintive melody."
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plaintive in a sentence

  • The violin played a plaintive melody.
  • She let out a plaintive cry when she realized her cat was missing.

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What is "plaintive" in Italian?

"plaintive" in Italian is querulo. plaintive means: Sounding sad, mournful, or full of longing.

How do you use "plaintive" in a sentence?

Example: "The violin played a plaintive melody." In Italian, "plaintive" is querulo.

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