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entreatingly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English entreating Middle English -ly English -ly English entreatingly From entreating + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In an entreating manner.
    • "Master," she said, in a low voice, with her eyes attentively and entreatingly fixed upon him. "Don't!" 1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter VII, in Great Expectations […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 113:

Forms

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intreatingly alternative lexicographic
more entreatingly Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most entreatingly Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

imploringly · beseechingly