suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory
(adjective) humbly entreating; “a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness”
petitioner, suppliant, supplicant, requester
(noun) one praying humbly for something; “a suppliant for her favors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
suppliant (comparative more suppliant, superlative most suppliant)
Entreating with humility.
Supplying; auxiliary.
suppliant (plural suppliants)
One who pleads or requests earnestly.
Synonyms: beseecher, petitioner, supplicant
Source: Wiktionary
Sup"pli*ant, a. Etym: [F., p.pr. of supplier to entreat, L. supplicare. See Supplicate, and cf. Supplicant.]
1. Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating. The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud. Dryden.
2. Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee. Milton.
Syn.
– Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring.
– Sup"pli*ant*ly, adv.
– Sup"pli*ant*ness, n.
Sup"pli*ant, n.
Definition: One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively. Hear thy suppliant's prayer. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
