plaintively Betydning & definition

Eksempler på plaintively

• Furthermore, the way in which lyrics are sung - sarcastically, plaintively, etc. - may belie the words on the page.

• He asks plaintively what can be done to avoid faulty males.

• It then notes rather plaintively that so far there seems inadequate support for the unitary solution.

• I go through this boring compendium plaintively in the hope that these references to the had old days can be scotched once and for all.

• I give her one assurance which she asked for, rather plaintively.

• I have seen some advertising plaintively asking us to use the postcodes.

• I ask somewhat plaintively why they may not also accumulate their investment income to build up their reserve fund.

• They did so largely because they wished to introduce commercial radio, which they now plaintively ask us not merely to keep and sustain but to expand.