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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plaintful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plaint-ful
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

complaining; sorrowful

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From plaint + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more plaintful (comparative) most plaintful (superlative)

Questions

What does plaintful mean?
complaining; sorrowful
Where does plaintful come from?
From plaint + -ful.

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