What does complaintive mean?
Complaintive means Tending to complain, characterized by complaining..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Tending to complain, characterized by complaining..
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'.
The majority of the medical conversations was traditional (37%) or cooperative (37%), while another 25% was more or less conflicting or complaintive in nature.
Use complaintive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Complaintive means Tending to complain, characterized by complaining..
Common synonyms include fretful, grumbling, querulous, whiny.
Possible antonyms include uncomplaining.
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.
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