plaintive
adjective
[ ˈpleɪntɪv ]
• sounding sad and mournful.
• "a plaintive cry"
Similar:
mournful,
sad,
wistful,
doleful,
pathetic,
pitiful,
piteous,
melancholy,
melancholic,
sorrowful,
unhappy,
wretched,
woeful,
grief-stricken,
broken-hearted,
heartbroken,
desolate,
heart-rending,
forlorn,
woebegone,
disconsolate,
plangent,
heartsick,
dolorous,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French plaintif, -ive, from plainte ‘lamentation’ (see plaint).
