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
Severely and plaintively are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Severely" instead an adverb "Plaintively".
Severely
Severely adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.
Plaintively and severely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plaintively" instead an adverb "Severely".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hard and plaintively
- hard and severely
- hardly and plaintively
- hardly and severely
- harshly and plaintively
- harshly and severely
- cruelly and plaintively
- cruelly and severely
- sharply and plaintively
- sharply and severely
- agonizingly and plaintively
- agonizingly and severely
- acutely and plaintively
- acutely and severely
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