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Definition of Entreatingly
1. Adverb. In a beseeching manner. "`You must help me,' she said imploringly"
Partainyms: Beseeching, Importunate
Definition of Entreatingly
1. adv. In an entreating manner.
Definition of Entreatingly
1. Adverb. In an entreating manner. ¹
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Definition of Entreatingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Entreatingly
Literary usage of Entreatingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anthology of Russian Literature from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Leo Wiener (1903)
"And the peasant once more looks entreatingly into grandfather's face, and it
seems to us that grandfather is unable to withstand that entreating glance. ..."
2. No Name: A Novel by Wilkie Collins (1863)
"Norah spoke entreatingly to her; Miss Garth spoke entreatingly to her ; Mr.
Clare sat silent, watching her more and more earnestly. ..."
3. Friedrich Froebel's Pedagogics of the Kindergarten: Or, His Ideas Concerning by Friedrich Fröbel, Josephine Jarvis (1895)
"Two of the children clung entreatingly round the neck of their companion, ...
said they all, turning entreatingly and questioningly to the kind ..."
4. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"[entreatingly.] Look here, some such virtuous little article as this: Exhortation
... [Still more entreatingly.] Oldendorf, that would be something for you. ..."
5. Felix Holt, the Radical by George Eliot (1866)
""Shall we get up and walk back now?" said Esther, after a few moments. "No," said
Felix, entreatingly. "Don't move yet. ..."
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