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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
Derived Forms
- ˈܱԳٱ, adverb
- ˈܱԳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܱp·Գ· adverb
- ܱp·Գ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ܱp·Գ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of suppliant1
51Թ 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.
From the Furies of frightful aspect they became the Benignant Ones, the Eumenides, protectors of the 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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