suppliants

[US]/ˈsʌpliənt/
[UK]/ˈsʌpliənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. making a humble plea or request
n. someone who makes a humble plea or request

Real-world Examples

Brother, my suppliant hands are clasped as I think of you; behold them!

Source: Eugénie Grandet

Mrs. Barry, coming to the door in answer to a timid knock, found a white-lipped eager-eyed suppliant on the doorstep.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

The tax-collector seemed to be listening with wide-open eyes, as if he did not understand. She went on in a tender, suppliant manner. She came nearer to him, her breast heaving; they no longer spoke.

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

Mr. Wemmick and I parted at the office in Little Britain, where suppliants for Mr. Jaggers's notice were lingering about as usual, and I returned to my watch in the street of the coach-office, with some three hours on hand.

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

Madame Sipiagina stood up, raised her wonderful eyelashes, smiled sweetly as to an acquaintance, extended her hand with the palm upwards, her elbow pressed against her waist, her head bent a little to the right, in the attitude of a suppliant.

Source: The Virgin Land (Part 2)

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