mournful, plaintive
(adjective) expressing sorrow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
plaintive (comparative more plaintive, superlative most plaintive)
Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
Source: Wiktionary
Plain"tive, a. Etym: [F. plaintif. See Plaintiff, n.]
1. Repining; complaining; lamenting. Dryden.
2. Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad. "The most plaintive ditty." Landor.
– Plain"tive*ly, adv.
– Plain"tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 April 2025
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
