Meanings of supplicatory in inglês

It was the whine of the Hindu beggar, halting, supplicatory, almost revoltingly servile.

Not the infant Samuel, who, in spite of his supplicatory attitude, found no pity.

Mrs. Brimmer cast a supplicatory look at Miss Keene, and hastily quittedtheroom

Complain's gesture was angry, but Vyann's was supplicatory.

I became quite fond of her; a figure leaning out of the crowd, both supplicatory and tender.

On Sunday, June 22, he writes, begging Dr. Johnson's assistance in framing a supplicatory letter to his Majesty.

None of them were in a supplicatory style: the Emperor already spoke as a master; he did not entreat, he commanded.

A prey to violent terror, the old usurer instantly adopted the supplicatory posture recommended by the Prince; but Sir Giles refused compliance.

I was about to reply, but Owen looked at me with such a supplicatory and warning gesture, that I was involuntarily silent.

Her supplicatory tone and attitude, though they were somewhat assumed, proved to what a height Musa had recently risen as a personage.

She laid her hand upon his shoulder and said in a supplicatory tone: Georges, it will give me pleasure to have the nest mine.

Nevertheless the mention of Government contracts exercised a powerful influence upon Nastasia Petrovna, and she hastened to say in a tone that was almost supplicatory:

"There you are wrong, Captain Disbrowe," returned Pillichody, in a supplicatory tone.

"Let me go," he said again, with a look of supplicatory appeal.

"Mercy, august lady," cried Alfidius,-forthe chief executioner was he,-witha supplicatory gesture.

"You cannot see my father, mother," she said in a broken and supplicatory tone.