beseechingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English beseeching Middle English -ly English -ly English beseechingly From beseeching + -ly.
Meanings
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In a beseeching manner.
Such heavy days, such long, long nights, such aching hearts and imploring prayers, when those who loved her best were forced to see the thin hands stretched out to them beseechingly, to hear the bitter cry, "Help me, help me!"
1868, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 40, in Little Women:Now she opened the window and called beseechingly.
1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 58:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most beseechingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more beseechingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |