Inconsolably
Inconsolably adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: she cried inconsolably for weeks after her dog died
Plaintively and inconsolably are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plaintively" instead an adverb "Inconsolably".
Plaintively
Plaintively adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat
Inconsolably and plaintively are semantically related. You can use "Inconsolably" instead an adverb "Plaintively".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hard and inconsolably
- hard and plaintively
- bitterly and inconsolably
- bitterly and plaintively
- ruefully and inconsolably
- ruefully and plaintively
- disconsolately and inconsolably
- disconsolately and plaintively
- despairingly and inconsolably
- despairingly and plaintively
- dejectedly and inconsolably
- dejectedly and plaintively
- sadly and inconsolably
- sadly and plaintively
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