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ˈplightful, a. Also 4 plihtful. [f. plight n.1 + -ful.] †1. Perilous; sinful, guilty, blameworthy. Obs.
c1325Metr. Hom. (1862) 29 Thaim birð lef thair plihtful play. 13..Cursor M. 6614 (Cott.) Þat plightful folk thoght þan na plai. Ibid. 29154 Qua dos heui plightful dede Of heuy penance has he nede. 2. Grievous; fraught with suffering. rare.
1906Hardy Dynasts II. vi. v. 304 The tears that lie about this plightful scene Of heavy travail in a suffering soul. |