Meanings
adjectiveplaintful (comparative more plaintful, superlative most plaintful)
comparative more plaintful · superlative most plaintful
- obsoletecomplaining; sorrowful
my plaintful tongue
The New Arcadia
a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC
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plaintful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaintful
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