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intreatingly

intreatingly is the archaic spelling of entreatingly.

Meaning of entreatingly

Adverb

entreatingly (comparative more entreatingly, superlative most entreatingly)

  1. In an entreating manner.
    • "Master," she said, in a low voice, with her eyes attentively and entreatingly fixed upon him. "Don't!"1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter VII, in Great Expectations […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 113

Forms of intreatingly

comparativemore intreatingly
superlativemost intreatingly

Origin of intreatingly

From intreating + -ly.

Questions about intreatingly

What is intreatingly the archaic spelling of?
Intreatingly is the archaic spelling of entreatingly.

Words near intreatingly in the dictionary

  1. intreatedst
  2. intreatest
  3. intreateth
  4. intreatful
  5. intreating
  6. intreatingly
  7. intreats
  8. intreaty
  9. intrench
  10. intrenchant
  11. intrenched

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