Plaintive
Plaintive adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Torn up and plaintive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torn up" instead an adjective "Plaintive".
Nearby Words: plaint, plaintively
Torn up
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Torn up and Plaintive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plaintive/torn_up
Plaintive & Torn up. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/plaintive/torn_up>.
Torn up or Plaintive. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/plaintive/torn_up.
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