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Definition of pleadingly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pleadingly

adverb
 
/ˈpliːdɪŋli/
 
/ˈpliːdɪŋli/
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  1. in an emotional way that shows that you want something very much but are not certain that somebody will give it to you
    • He looked pleadingly at her.
    • ‘Can I come too?’ she said, pleadingly.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPleadingly is used with these verbs:
    • look
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