Sunday, September 20, 2009

plaintively

"I don't want no trouble, he said plaintively."
chapter 2, page 29, Penguin Books

This word means sorrowful or melancholy.

2 comments:

  1. I think this means he said it in a non offensive way and that he said it kind of calmly

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  2. It means he is expressing sadness and a mournful attitude.

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