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
Somberly and plaintively are semantically related in sorrowfully topic. In some cases you can use "Somberly" instead an adverb "Plaintively".
Somberly
Somberly adverb - In a somber manner.
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Synonyms for Somberly
Plaintively and somberly are semantically related in sorrowfully topic. Sometimes you can use "Plaintively" instead an adverb "Somberly".
Nearby Word: somber
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Related pairs
- darkly and plaintively
- darkly and somberly
- bitterly and plaintively
- bitterly and somberly
- ruefully and plaintively
- ruefully and somberly
- despondently and plaintively
- despondently and somberly
- sadly and plaintively
- sadly and somberly
- woefully and plaintively
- woefully and somberly
- dismally and plaintively
- dismally and somberly
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