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COMPLAINTIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does complaintive mean?
• COMPLAINTIVE (adjective)
The adjective COMPLAINTIVE has 1 sense:
1. expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
Familiarity information: COMPLAINTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
Synonyms:
complaining; complaintive
Context example:
a complaining boss
Similar:
fretful; querulous; whiney; whiny (habitually complaining)
protestant (protesting)
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