complaintiveadj.
/kəmˈpleɪntɪv/ rare.
Given to complaining; ready to complain.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining
grutching?c1225
plaintivea1393
complainingc1430
plainteous1444
quarrellousc1450
murmurousa1525
murmuring1530
grudging?1531
yammeringc1540
complaintful1552
muttering1567
groanful1590
grumblinga1616
complaintive1637
quirking1746
complainant1791
twiney1824
maundering1848
nattered1853
grumbly1858
moany1867
grouchy1895
grumblesome1925
1637 T. Heywood Dial. iv. 164 Thou art too complaintive.
1806 R. Cumberland Mem. (F. Hall).
Derivatives
comˈplaintiveness n. rare
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun]
quarrellousness1634
querulousness1651
querulity1699
querulosity1795
complainingness1876
complaintiveness1888
grouchiness1925
1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 June 6/1 Miss Anderson once complained to me with charmingly-simulated complaintiveness of the photo fiend.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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