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petitionary

petitionary

1 8.8
Asking for something in a formal way
  • adjective
  • /pəˈtɪʃənˌɛri/
  • Formal
translation icon : peticionario
  • As an apostate priest who deals with moneychangers, therefore, this poet finds he must avoid any real attempt at either confessional or petitionary prayer.
  • petitionary prayer

Examples

  • During the meeting, she made a petitionary appeal for more funding for the project.

  • The lawyer submitted a petitionary request to the court for a fair hearing.

  • His petitionary tone in the letter conveyed the urgency of the situation.

Synonyms

precative
vspetitionary
9.9

To make a humble, urgent request, often like a prayer

is a formal request focusing on procedure rather than emotional plea

How Requesting

begging
14 1.9
imploring
6.1
pleading
1 4.1
petitionary
  • Formal
1 8.8
request
∞ 1.0
asking
1 1.0

Surface Forms

petitionary positive

Morphology

petitionary = petition (transparent) = petition + ary

Formed by the productive adjective suffix '-ary' from 'petition'; the relation 'of or relating to a petition' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Petitionary comes from the word petition, which comes from the old root pet- meaning 'to ask' or 'to seek'. So petitionary means 'asking' in a formal way, like a written request or an appeal.