Beseechingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a beseeching manner.

    "Such heavy days, such long, long nights, such aching hearts and imploring prayers, when those who loved her best were forced to see the thin hands stretched out to them beseechingly, to hear the bitter cry, "Help me, help me!""

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a beseeching manner wordnet

Example

More examples

"Such heavy days, such long, long nights, such aching hearts and imploring prayers, when those who loved her best were forced to see the thin hands stretched out to them beseechingly, to hear the bitter cry, "Help me, help me!""

Etymology

From beseeching + -ly.

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