supplicatory

An archaic adjective describing an act of making a humble plea or earnest request, now rarely used in modern English.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo que describe una acción o actitud que expresa una súplica humilde o una petición sincera; también puede referirse a lo que tiene carácter de ruego o imploración, a menudo con un tono formal o literario.

1. Humbly entreating C2 formal

   Expressing a humble and earnest request or plea, often in a prayerful or beseeching manner.

   • He raised his hands in a supplicatory gesture, begging for mercy.
   • Her supplicatory tone moved the judge to leniency.
   • The letter was written in a supplicatory style, asking for forgiveness.

   🇪🇸suplicante

   Sinónimos: imploringpleadingprayerfulsuppliant

   Antónimos: arrogantcommandingdemandinghaughtyimperiouspresumptuous

• more supplicatory comparative form
• most supplicatory superlative form