​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.

[more pleadingly; most pleadingly] : in a way that shows that someone wants something very much. He looked up at me pleadingly.

pleadingly Add to list Share. Definitions of pleadingly. adverb. in a beseeching manner. synonyms: beseechingly, entreatingly, imploringly, importunately.

pleadingly in British English (ˈpliːdɪŋlɪ ) adverb. in a way that shows one wants someone to do something very much. He looked at me pleadingly.

showing in an emotional way that you want something urgently: I sent pleading e-mails to the IT department asking for a new computer.

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adverb pleadingly. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

in an emotional way that shows that you want something very much but are not certain that someone will give it to you He looked pleadingly at her.

1. advocacy of a cause in a court of law 2. a : one of the formal usually written allegations and counter allegations made alternately by the parties in a ...

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpleadinglyplead‧ing‧ly /ˈpliːdɪŋli/ adverb written ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingin an ...