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suppliant
[suhp-lee-uhnt]
adjective
expressive of supplication, as words, actions, etc.
suppliant
/ ˈʌɪəԳ /
adjective
expressing entreaty or supplication
noun
another word for supplicant
Other Word Forms
- suppliantly adverb
- suppliantness noun
- unsuppliant adjective
- ˈܱԳٱ adverb
- ˈܱԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of suppliant1
Word History and Origins
Origin of suppliant1
Example Sentences
And when at last I opened my eyes the silence which had enfolded me had given place to a pervasive murmur, the sound from the suppliant lips and beseeching throats of the multitude.
“Your mission will be hard this year,” wrote Anne-Marie, another adult suppliant.
She was to tell him that violent as Achilles was, he was not really evil, but one who would treat properly a suppliant.
A priest flocked by suppliant children entreats Oedipus, renowned for his mental prowess, to find the answer that will rescue the city.
Shooting it frontally, Greene looked up at the timeworn face from the subordinate vantage point of a suppliant.
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