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Definition of Prithee
1. interj. A corruption of pray thee; as, I prithee; generally used without I.
Definition of Prithee
1. Interjection. (archaic) Short for "I pray thee", i.e. Please. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prithee
1. used to express a wish or request [interj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prithee
Literary usage of Prithee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (2001)
"He would have insisted, but his "uncle" the earl of Hertford whispered in his
ear— "prithee, insist not, my lord; it is not meet that they sit in thy ..."
2. The Idler: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Jerome Klapka Jerome, Robert Barr, Arthur Lawrence, Sidney Herbert Sime (1895)
"T prithee leave this peevish fashion, Don't desire to be high-prized, Love's a
princely, noble passion, And doth scorn to be despised. ..."
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