出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/12/19 16:56 UTC 版)
From 中期英語 pleintif, plentyff, from Old French pleintif (“aggrieved, lamenting”) (whence modern French plaintif), from plainte (“lament, complaint”); see plaint. Doublet of plaintiff.
plaintive (comparative more plaintive, superlative most plaintive)