Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Containing supplication, or humble petition; submissive; humble.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Containing supplication; humble; earnest.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
begging , humblybeseeching ,imploring
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective humbly entreating
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Examples
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As always, to disarm hostile situations, many make their voices supplicatory and call each other cheri.
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As always, to disarm hostile situations, many make their voices supplicatory and call each other cheri.
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A major drawback of this arrangement was that business was primarily in a supplicatory position and unable to engage freely in open and forthright public debate about policy issues.
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“You are certain of this?” said Oscar, leaning forward, with supplicatory hands outstretched.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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“You are certain of this?” said Oscar, leaning forward, with supplicatory hands outstretched.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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The resignation of the MP is compelled by a legally binding "requisition" - not a supplicatory "petition" - which starts with words along these line::
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Several women are known to have composed one or more of the surviving supplicatory prayers (tkhines).
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“You are certain of this?” said Oscar, leaning forward, with supplicatory hands outstretched.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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“You are certain of this?” said Oscar, leaning forward, with supplicatory hands outstretched.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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“You are certain of this?” said Oscar, leaning forward, with supplicatory hands outstretched.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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