Complaintive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Complaintive is an adjective meaning Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
Meaning
Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
Example Sentences
The majority of the medical conversations was traditional (37%) or cooperative (37%), while another 25% was more or less conflicting or complaintive in nature.
The winding streams and hanging hills repeat / Loud groans from ev'ry herd, from ev'ry fold / Complaintive murmurs; heaps on heaps they fall, / There where they fall they lie, corrupt and rot.
On the Chroncicle Careers website, as well as other mainstream university education publications, I've read articles - some complaintive, some pleased - about how college education nowadays is so 'client-based'.
Synonyms for complaintive
Depending on context, synonyms include fretful, grumbling, querulous, whiny, complaining, repining.
Antonyms for complaintive
Common opposites include uncomplaining.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include complaining, querulous, whiny, grumbling, whiney, repining.
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