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Supplicant
01
a person who earnestly and respectfully asks for help, mercy, or favor, especially from a deity or higher authority
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
supplicants
Examples
The supplicant knelt before the altar, whispering a silent plea.
supplicant
01
humbly pleading or earnestly requesting
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most supplicant
Comparative
more supplicant
gradable
domain
behavior, emotion, communication
Examples
With supplicant eyes, the child begged for forgiveness.
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