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SUPPLICATORY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Humbly entreating
Example:
a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness
Synonyms:
suppliant; supplicant; supplicatory
Classified under:
Similar:
beseeching; imploring; pleading (begging)
Derivation:
supplicate (ask humbly (for something))
supplicate (ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer)
supplicate (make a humble, earnest petition)
