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suppliant
(redirected from suppliantly)

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sup·pli·ant  (spl-nt)
adj.
Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching.
n.
A supplicant.

[From Middle English, one who supplicates, from Old French, present participle of supplier, to entreat, from Latin supplicre; see supplicate.]

suppli·ance n.
suppli·ant·ly adv.

suppliant [ˈsʌplɪənt]
adj
expressing entreaty or supplication
n & adj
another word for supplicant
[from French supplier to beseech, from Latin supplicāre to kneel in entreaty; see supple]
suppliantly  adv
suppliance  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.suppliant - one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors"
applicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
besieger - an energetic petitioner
postulant - one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order
canvasser, solicitor - a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
Adj.1.suppliant - humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness"
Translations
suppliant [ˈsʌplɪənt] (frm)
A. ADJsuplicante
B. Nsuplicante mf
suppliant, supplicant
adjflehend attr
nFlehende(r) mf, → Bittsteller(in) m(f)


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