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plaintively |
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Translations plaintively adv say, ask → klagend plaintively [ˈpleɪntɪvlɪ] adv (speak) → lamentosamente; (look) → malinconicamente plaintively [ˈpleɪntɪvlɪ] adv (speak) → lamentosamente; (look) → malinconicamente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And then, in the loneliness of the dark, on the heaving breast of the sea that he recognized as one more of the eternal enemies, he began to whimper and cry plaintively like a lost child. Old Laska, who had not yet fully digested her delight at his return, and had run out into the yard to bark, came back wagging her tail, and crept up to him, bringing in the scent of fresh air, put her head under his hand, and whined plaintively, asking to be stroked. She was wont to say plaintively, "I'm afraid the faculties was too much divided up between my twins. |
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