entreatingly

1. 1.

   in a beseeching manner

   “`You must help me,' she said imploringly”

   Synonymsbeseechinglyimportunatelyimploringlypleadingly

Questions about entreatingly

What does entreatingly mean?

entreatingly means "in a beseeching manner".

How many syllables are in entreatingly?

entreatingly has 5 syllables: en-tre-a-tin-gly. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for entreatingly?

Close synonyms include beseechingly, importunately, imploringly, pleadingly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is entreatingly a common word?

entreatingly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.