complaintive

An obsolete adjective describing a tendency to express dissatisfaction or grievance; rarely used in modern English.

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo arcaico que descreve a tendência de expressar descontentamento ou queixa; raramente usado no inglês moderno.

1. Expressing pain or dissatisfaction C1 formal

   Tending to express pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; characterized by complaining.

   • Her complaintive tone made the meeting unpleasant.
   • He gave a complaintive look when asked to work late.
   • The letter had a complaintive tone about the service.

   🇵🇹Queixoso

   Sinônimos: complainingfretfulgrumblingpeevishpetulantplaintivequerulous

   Antônimos: contentsatisfiedstoicaluncomplaining

• more complaintive comparative form
• most complaintive superlative form