Meaning & use
beseechingly
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in a pleading or imploring manner, as if earnestly begging for something
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The dog looked up beseechingly, hoping for a scrap from the table.
She gazed at the judge beseechingly as she asked for one more chance.
A note on using this word
It comes from the verb 'beseech,' an older, more formal relative of 'beg' still common in literary and religious writing.
Words with a similar meaning
imploringlypleadingly
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Words with an opposite meaning
demandingly
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