supplicantly
In begging manner
Supplicantly describes doing something in the manner of a supplicant—humbly, pleadingly, with an earnest request for help or favor.
The word suggests a posture of deference, whether literal or figurative: She looked up at him supplicantly, hoping he would reconsider.
It implies vulnerability and the acknowledgment that one lacks power in the situation.
Earnest desperate requesting
- imploringUrgently requesting with emotion
- beseechingUrgently pleading for something
- entreatingUrgently asking for favor
- petitioningFormally requesting action
appealing · requesting · soliciting · craving · yearning · importunate · insistent · clamoring
Humbly unassertive
- modestLacking in pretension
- lowlyModest in status
- self-effacingDownplaying one's own importance
- unassumingNot making claims
diffident · timid · bashful · sheepish · demure · retiring · unpretentious · down-to-earth
Showing humble submission
- respectfulShowing proper regard
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
- obeisantShowing humble deference
- worshipfulFeeling or showing reverence
devout · prayerful · genuflecting · prostrate · bowing · kneeling · kowtowing · solemn
begging
Earnest desperate requesting
- imploringUrgently requesting with emotion
- beseechingUrgently pleading for something
- entreatingUrgently asking for favor
petitioning · appealing · requesting · soliciting · craving · yearning · importunate · insistent · clamoring · desperate
meek
Humbly unassertive
- modestLacking in pretension
- lowlyModest in status
- self-effacingDownplaying one's own importance
unassuming · diffident · timid · bashful · sheepish · demure · retiring · unpretentious · down-to-earth · simple
deferential
Showing humble submission
- respectfulShowing proper regard
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
- obeisantShowing humble deference
worshipful · devout · prayerful · genuflecting · prostrate · bowing · kneeling · kowtowing · solemn · ceremonial
supplicantlydemandingly
In an insistent manner
commandingly · imperiously · authoritatively · dictatorially · peremptorily
supplicantlyarrogantly
With excessive pride
haughtily · proudly · condescendingly · disdainfully · loftily