supplicatory
adjective
sup·pli·ca·to·ry ˈsə-pli-kə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: expressing supplication : suppliant
a supplicatory prayer
Synonyms
- beseeching
- entreating
- imploring
- pleading
- prayerful
- soliciting
- suppliant
- supplicant
- supplicating
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English supplicatorie, borrowed from Medieval Latin supplicātōrius "pertaining to a petition or request," from Latin supplicāre "to seek the goodwill (of a person wronged) with peace offerings, supplicate" + -tōrius, deverbal adjective suffix, originally forming derivatives from agent nouns ending in -tōr-, -tor
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
supplicatory
adjective
as in prayerful
asking humbly knelt in supplicatory prayer Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- prayerful
- pleading
- suppliant
- beseeching
- supplicating
- begging
- imploring
- entreating
- soliciting
- supplicant
- persistent
- insistent
- importunate
- trimlier
- trimliest
- trimline
- trimly
- trimmed
- trimmed down
- trimmer
- trimmer arch
- trimmer condenser
- trimmer joist
- trimmer signal
- trimmers
- trimmest
- trimming
- trimming board
- trimming down
- trimming hatch
- trimming hole
- trimming house
- trimming joist
- trimming machine
- trimming tab
- trimming tank
- trimmings
- trimness