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SUPPLICATORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does supplicatory mean?
• SUPPLICATORY (adjective)
The adjective SUPPLICATORY has 1 sense:
1. humbly entreating
Familiarity information: SUPPLICATORY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Humbly entreating
Synonyms:
suppliant; supplicant; supplicatory
Context example:
a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness
Similar:
beseeching; imploring; pleading (begging)
Derivation:
supplicate (ask humbly (for something))
supplicate (ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer)
supplicate (make a humble, earnest petition)
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