ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Lamentive

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Lamentive is an adjective meaning Being or relating to a lamentation.

Meaning

Being or relating to a lamentation.

Example Sentences

With the Death's-head moth, this sound is given out when confined or taken into the band, and is likened to the cry of a mouse, but is said to be more plaintive and even lamentive.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lamentory, lamentful, plaintive, mournful, elegiac, elegiacal.

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