Prithee

//ˈpɹɪði// intj

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Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    please; used to make a question or request more polite or more forceful. archaic

    "What tidings send our scouts? I prithee, speak."

Example

More examples

"What tidings send our scouts? I prithee, speak."

Etymology

Contraction of I + pray + thee.

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