adv. [f. prec. + -LY2.] In an appealing manner; imploringly.

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1847.  Ld. Lindsay, Chr. Art, I. 128. Her hands are held forth appealingly towards the spectator.

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1883.  Woolson, in Harper’s Mag., Feb., 414/1. ‘I have been a good wife to him, Sara,’ she murmured, appealingly, piteously.

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