implorable
Adjective:
Capable of being implored: "implorable" describes something or someone that can be earnestly begged, supplicated, or entreated. It refers to a state or quality that allows for urgent pleading or prayer.
Susceptible to entreaty: When a person, deity, or situation is "implorable," they are open to being moved by earnest requests or appeals.
- (The judge could be earnestly begged and was open to entreaty.)
- (The gods were not always susceptible to being supplicated.)
- (Her expression showed that she could be begged or entreated.)
"implorable condition": a state or situation that invites or allows for earnest pleading.
- The refugees were in an implorable condition, appealing to the aid agencies for help. (Their situation made them open to being implored for assistance.)
"implorable plea": a request that is made with the expectation of being heard.
- He made an implorable plea for forgiveness, hoping the council would relent. (His plea was made in a way that sought to be granted through earnest begging.)
Implore (verb): to beg urgently or piteously.
- She implored him to stay, but he refused. (She begged him earnestly.)
Imploring (adjective): expressing a plea; begging.
- His imploring eyes moved the crowd to donate. (His eyes showed urgent begging.)
Imploringly (adverb): in a manner that expresses a plea.
- She looked at him imploringly, hoping for a change of heart. (She looked with a begging expression.)
- Supplicatory: expressing a humble plea or prayer.
- Entreatable: capable of being entreated or begged.
- Pleading: making an earnest request.
"To fall on implorable ears": to make a plea that is heard and considered.
- His request fell on implorable ears, and the king granted his wish. (The plea was successfully heard and acted upon.)
"Implorable as a child's cry": a comparison emphasizing the earnest and vulnerable nature of a plea.
- Her voice was implorable as a child's cry, leaving no one unmoved. (Her plea was as earnest and moving as a child's desperate cry.)