sup·pli·ant /-ənt/
(a.)懇求的,哀求的,哀求性的懇求者,哀求者
Sup·pli·ant a.
1. Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating.
The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud. --Dryden.
2. Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication.
To bow and sue for grace
With suppliant knee. --Milton.
Syn: -- Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring.
-- Sup*pli*ant*ly, adv. -- Sup*pli*ant*ness, n.
Sup·pli·ant, n. One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively.
Hear thy suppliant's prayer. --Dryden.
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suppliant
adj : humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness"
[syn: supplicant, supplicatory]
n : one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her
favors" [syn: petitioner, supplicant]