Plaintively
Plaintively adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Wistfully and plaintively are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wistfully" instead an adverb "Plaintively".
Wistfully
Wistfully adverb - In a wistful manner.
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Synonyms for Wistfully
Plaintively and wistfully are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Plaintively" with "Wistfully", this adverbs are similar.
Nearby Word: wistful
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Related pairs
- ruefully and plaintively
- ruefully and wistfully
- disconsolately and plaintively
- disconsolately and wistfully
- despondently and plaintively
- despondently and wistfully
- dejectedly and plaintively
- dejectedly and wistfully
- sadly and plaintively
- sadly and wistfully
- woefully and plaintively
- woefully and wistfully
- dismally and plaintively
- dismally and wistfully
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