complaintive
complaintive · more complaintive · most complaintive
Tending to complain, characterized by complainingTending to complain, characterized by complaining.
Meaning
1 sensesTending to complain, characterized by complaining.
More definitions
- expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From complaint + -ive.From complaint + -ive.
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Forms
more complaintive, most complaintive| Comparative | more complaintive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most complaintive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment:complaining
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcomplaintiveness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form