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Definition of "suppliantly" []

  • In a supplicating manner; as a suppliant.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "suppliantly" in a sentence
  • ""Permit me to crawl suppliantly to him, proposing myself for his pleasures, " she whispered, frightened."
  • "See looked suppliantly towards her lover, as though beseeching him to carry on the fight for her."
  • "Although Jacob knew that a dispensation of the grace of God was committed to him, in order that he might effectually bless his grandchildren; yet he arrogates nothing to himself, but suppliantly resorts to prayer, lest he should, in the least degree, detract from the glory of God."