Suppliantly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.