different between suppliantly vs suppliant

English

Etymology

suppliant +? -ly

Adverb

suppliantly (comparative more suppliantly, superlative most suppliantly)

1. In a suppliant manner; in a humble or earnestly pleading manner.
   • 1878, Edward Hayes Plumptre (transl.), Aias, lines 1171-1175.

     Come hither, boy, and standing suppliantly,
     Lay hand upon the father that begat thee,
     And sitting in the guise of one who prays,
     Hold in thy hands my locks, and hers, and thine,
     A treasure of entreaty.

Related terms

• suppliance
• suppliant

Translations

English

Etymology

French suppliant, present participle of supplier. Doublet of supplicant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?pli?nt/

Adjective

suppliant (comparative more suppliant, superlative most suppliant)

1. Entreating with humility.
2. Supplying; auxiliary.

Translations

Noun

suppliant (plural suppliants)

1. One who pleads or requests earnestly.

   Synonyms: beseecher, petitioner, supplicant

Translations

Related terms

French

Verb

suppliant

1. present participle of supplier

Adjective

suppliant (feminine singular suppliante, masculine plural suppliants, feminine plural suppliantes)

1. suppliant, begging, pleading, imploring

Noun

suppliant m (plural suppliants, feminine suppliante)

1. supplicant