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51bêler — [ bele ] v. intr. <conjug. : 1> • fin XIIe; lat. balare, belare, onomat. 1 ♦ Pousser un bêlement. « L oiseau chante, l agneau bêle » (Lamartine). La chèvre « se mit à bêler » (Hugo) . ⇒ bégueter, chevroter. 2 ♦ Fig. et fam. Se plaindre sur… …
52plaintivement — [ plɛ̃tivmɑ̃ ] adv. • 1588; de plaintif ♦ D une manière plaintive; avec un ton plaintif. « Je voudrais boire un peu de vin elle réclama plaintivement » ( Duras). ● plaintivement adverbe D une façon plaintive, d un ton plaintif. plaintivement adv …
53κινυρόμεθ' — κινῡρόμεθα , κινύρομαι utter a plaintive sound aor subj mp 1st pl (epic) κινῡρόμεθα , κινύρομαι utter a plaintive sound pres ind mp 1st pl κινῡρόμεθα , κινύρομαι utter a plaintive sound imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic) …
54κινυρόμεθα — κινῡρόμεθα , κινύρομαι utter a plaintive sound aor subj mp 1st pl (epic) κινῡρόμεθα , κινύρομαι utter a plaintive sound pres ind mp 1st pl κινῡρόμεθα , κινύρομαι utter a plaintive sound imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic) …
55κινύρηι — κινύρῃ , κινύρα kinnor fem dat sg (epic ionic) κινύ̱ρῃ , κινύρομαι utter a plaintive sound aor subj mp 2nd sg κινύ̱ρῃ , κινύρομαι utter a plaintive sound pres subj mp 2nd sg κινύ̱ρῃ , κινύρομαι utter a plaintive sound pres ind mp 2nd sg …
56plaintiveness — noun expressing sorrowfulness • Derivationally related forms: ↑plaintive • Hypernyms: ↑mournfulness, ↑sorrowfulness, ↑ruthfulness * * * noun see plaintive * * * plainˈtivene …
57plain´tive|ness — plain|tive «PLAYN tihv», adjective. expressive of sorrow; mournful; sad: »a plaintive song, the plaintive cry of a bird. SYNONYM(S): melancholy, doleful, sorrowful. ╂[< Old French plaintif, plaintive < plaint plaint] –plain´tive|ly, adverb …
58plain´tive|ly — plain|tive «PLAYN tihv», adjective. expressive of sorrow; mournful; sad: »a plaintive song, the plaintive cry of a bird. SYNONYM(S): melancholy, doleful, sorrowful. ╂[< Old French plaintif, plaintive < plaint plaint] –plain´tive|ly, adverb …
59plain|tive — «PLAYN tihv», adjective. expressive of sorrow; mournful; sad: »a plaintive song, the plaintive cry of a bird. SYNONYM(S): melancholy, doleful, sorrowful. ╂[< Old French plaintif, plaintive < plaint plaint] –plain´tive|ly, adverb.… …
60Plaintiff — Plain tiff, n. [F. plaintif making complaint, plaintive; in Old French equiv. to plaignant complainant, prosecutor, fr. plaindre. See {Plaint}, and cf. {Plaintive}.] (Law) One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an… …
