1. (n.) Expressive of sorrow; complaining; lamenting; as, a plaintive wailing\.

2. (n.) Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad.

Jeremianic aggrieved anguished careworn complaining doleful dolorous dumb with grief faultfinding fretful grief-stricken griefful grieved grievous howling in grief lamentable lamenting lamentive lugubrious moanful mournful peevish petulant piteous pitiful plangent plunged in grief puling querulous rueful sad saddening sorrowed sorrowful sorrowing tearful ululant wailful wailing whimpering whining whiny woeful