adv. [f. prec. + -LY2.] In an appealing manner; imploringly.
1847. Ld. Lindsay, Chr. Art, I. 128. Her hands are held forth appealingly towards the spectator.
1883. Woolson, in Harpers Mag., Feb., 414/1. I have been a good wife to him, Sara, she murmured, appealingly, piteously.