pleadingly
adverb/ˈpliːdɪŋli/
/ˈpliːdɪŋli/
- 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.
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