Supplicatory (Adjective)
Meaning
Humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The suppliant tone in her voice was unmistakable as she begged for a second chance.
- His eyes took on a supplicatory quality as he pleaded with the judge for leniency.
- The old man's supplicatory posture, with hands clasped together and head bowed, moved the crowd to pity.
- In a supplicatory gesture, the refugee family fell to their knees and wept before the aid workers.
- The suppliant language in the prayer was designed to evoke a sense of humility and contrition in the worshipers.