entreatingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English entreating Middle English -ly English -ly English entreatingly From entreating + -ly.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| intreatingly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more entreatingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most entreatingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |