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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