PETITIONARY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of the nature of or expressing a petition

Example:

the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

beseeching; imploring; pleading (begging)

Derivation:

petition (a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority)

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