a. rare–1. [f. FAINT v. + -IVE.] Ready to faint; languid.
a. 1813. A. Wilson, The Disconsolate Wren, Poetical Works (1846), 96.
| And aye she tore her breast, an’ than, | |
| Poor thing, poured out her mane, | |
| Sae faintive, sae plaintive. |
a. rare–1. [f. FAINT v. + -IVE.] Ready to faint; languid.
a. 1813. A. Wilson, The Disconsolate Wren, Poetical Works (1846), 96.
| And aye she tore her breast, an’ than, | |
| Poor thing, poured out her mane, | |
| Sae faintive, sae plaintive. |
