suppliant-likeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌplɪəntlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈsəpliəntˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suppliant n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < suppliant n. + -like suffix. With the use as adverb compare earlier suppliantly adv.

A. adv.

Chiefly poetic. In the manner of a suppliant; with humble and earnest plea. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [adverb]

suppliantly1565

beggingly1598

petitionarily1604

askingly1611

supplicantly1629

supplicatorilya1631

eucticallya1638

begging-wise1645

precariously1646

earn1656

entreatingly1661

suppliant-like1670

supplicatingly1799

imploringly1810

beseechingly1830

pleadingly1838

appealingly1847

beggarly1850

precatively1869

1670 J. Dryden Tyrannick Love iv. i. 31 She Suppliant-like, e're long, thy succour shall implore.

1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia ix. 413 In vain implor'd, that Wars and Rage might end, That, Suppliant-like, I might Pompey bend, Beg him to Live, and once more be my Friend.

1790 G. Bagnall tr. F. de S. de la M. Fénélon New Transl. Telemachus II. xxi. 257 Aloft an olive branch he rear'd, And suppliant-like petition'd to be heard [Fr. Aussitôt il a présenté un rameau d'olivier comme un suppliant].

1843 W. E. Aytoun in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 108 Suppliant-like for alms depending on a false and foreign court.

1993 M. Kuntz Narr. Setting & Dramatic Poetry v. 117 Her initial response, when the play opens, is to cling suppliant-like to the tomb of her former protector.

B. adj.

Characteristic or reminiscent of a suppliant or supplication. Cf. suppliant adj.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requesting or petitioning

askingOE

petitor1453

supplicatoryc1475

suppliant1550

entreating1566

placitatory1569

petitory1576

supplicant1577

suing1581

pleading1594

entreatful1596

conjuring1597

entreative1598

supplicative1601

petitionary1604

precatory1610

supplicating1612

petitioning1615

postulatorya1631

eucticala1638

obsecratory1645

placitory1651

imploring1655

precative1662

beseeching1704

obsecrationary1829

imploratory1832

suppliant-like1837

solicitive1865

solicitant1886

1837 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan 2nd Ser. 190 Though he followed a suppliant-like profession, he had a most unbending soul within him.

1850 ‘B. Premium’ Eight Years in Brit. Guiana 193 A scornful disregard of the feelings, as well as the almost suppliant-like remonstrances of the colonists.

1973 B. Vickers Towards Greek Trag. viii. 457 She uses suppliant-like tactics.

2010 D. Steiner in tr. Homer Odyssey XVII-XVIII 215 His acknowledgment of the obligation that Od.'s suppliant-like position here has imposed on him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suppliant-like
释义	suppliant-likeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈsʌplɪəntlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈsəpliəntˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suppliant n., -like suffix. Etymology: < suppliant n. + -like suffix. With the use as adverb compare earlier suppliantly adv. A. adv. Chiefly poetic. In the manner of a suppliant; with humble and earnest plea. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [adverb] suppliantly1565 beggingly1598 petitionarily1604 askingly1611 supplicantly1629 supplicatorilya1631 eucticallya1638 begging-wise1645 precariously1646 earn1656 entreatingly1661 suppliant-like1670 supplicatingly1799 imploringly1810 beseechingly1830 pleadingly1838 appealingly1847 beggarly1850 precatively1869 1670 J. Dryden Tyrannick Love iv. i. 31 She Suppliant-like, e're long, thy succour shall implore. 1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia ix. 413 In vain implor'd, that Wars and Rage might end, That, Suppliant-like, I might Pompey bend, Beg him to Live, and once more be my Friend. 1790 G. Bagnall tr. F. de S. de la M. Fénélon New Transl. Telemachus II. xxi. 257 Aloft an olive branch he rear'd, And suppliant-like petition'd to be heard [Fr. Aussitôt il a présenté un rameau d'olivier comme un suppliant]. 1843 W. E. Aytoun in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 108 Suppliant-like for alms depending on a false and foreign court. 1993 M. Kuntz Narr. Setting & Dramatic Poetry v. 117 Her initial response, when the play opens, is to cling suppliant-like to the tomb of her former protector. B. adj. Characteristic or reminiscent of a suppliant or supplication. Cf. suppliant adj.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requesting or petitioning askingOE petitor1453 supplicatoryc1475 suppliant1550 entreating1566 placitatory1569 petitory1576 supplicant1577 suing1581 pleading1594 entreatful1596 conjuring1597 entreative1598 supplicative1601 petitionary1604 precatory1610 supplicating1612 petitioning1615 postulatorya1631 eucticala1638 obsecratory1645 placitory1651 imploring1655 precative1662 beseeching1704 obsecrationary1829 imploratory1832 suppliant-like1837 solicitive1865 solicitant1886 1837 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan 2nd Ser. 190 Though he followed a suppliant-like profession, he had a most unbending soul within him. 1850 ‘B. Premium’ Eight Years in Brit. Guiana 193 A scornful disregard of the feelings, as well as the almost suppliant-like remonstrances of the colonists. 1973 B. Vickers Towards Greek Trag. viii. 457 She uses suppliant-like tactics. 2010 D. Steiner in tr. Homer Odyssey XVII-XVIII 215 His acknowledgment of the obligation that Od.'s suppliant-like position here has imposed on him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1670
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