suppliant
Americanadjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- suppliance noun
- suppliantly adverb
- suppliantness noun
- unsuppliant adjective
Etymology
Origin of suppliant
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French, present participle of supplier < Latin supplicāre to beseech, supplicate. See -ant
Example Sentences
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A priest flocked by suppliant children entreats Oedipus, renowned for his mental prowess, to find the answer that will rescue the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2020
Shooting it frontally, Greene looked up at the timeworn face from the subordinate vantage point of a suppliant.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2019
Though his Evan is no carbon copy of his predecessors in the role, he shares many pathetic mannerisms with them: the twitchy picking at himself, the cul-de-sac speech patterns, the upturned, outstretched, suppliant right hand.
From New York Times • May 23, 2019
Between them, the sweepers have the entire junction both spotless and sealed; its virtually impossible to circumvent the men and their suppliant coin baskets.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2018
She was to tell him that violent as Achilles was, he was not really evil, but one who would treat properly a suppliant.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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