Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plaintively

/plˈeɪntˌaɪvli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: plain-tive-ly
IPA: /plˈeɪntˌaɪvli/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a plaintive manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English plaintive Middle English -ly English -ly English plaintively From plaintive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more plaintively (comparative) most plaintively (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce plaintively?: The recorded pronunciation is /plˈeɪntˌaɪvli/.
What does plaintively mean?: In a plaintive manner.
Where does plaintively come from?: Etymology tree English plaintive Middle English -ly English -ly English plaintively From plaintive + -ly.

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