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suppliant
[ suhp-lee-uhnt ]
adjective
- expressive of supplication, as words, actions, etc.
suppliant
/ ˈsʌplɪənt /
adjective
- expressing entreaty or supplication
noun
- See supplicantanother word for supplicant
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Derived Forms
- ˈsuppliance, noun
- ˈsuppliantly, adverb
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Other Words From
- suppli·ant·ly adverb
- suppli·ant·ness noun
- un·suppli·ant adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of suppliant1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of suppliant1
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Example Sentences
Instead she assumed a suppliant air, her beautiful eyes meltingly set upon his face.
Mr. Capt was in the habit of writing to the lady in the humble tone of a suppliant.
She gave him a suppliant glance, which he understood, for he did not insist, and she remained silent in her chair.
Since he played the part of suppliant, he argued with his opponent without heat, though passion might not be denied.
Thus he sat, dejection and despair stamped on his homely face; haughty, yet a suppliant; a king, yet only by sufferance.
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