Suppliantly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a suppliant manner; in a humble or earnestly pleading manner.
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From suppliant + -ly.
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