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English
Etymology
From entreating + -ly.
Adverb
entreatingly (comparative more entreatingly, superlative most entreatingly)
- In an entreating manner.
- Synonyms: beseechingly, imploringly
1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter VII, in Great Expectations , volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, , published October 1861, →OCLC, page 113:"Master," she said, in a low voice, with her eyes attentively and entreatingly fixed upon him. "Don't!"
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