pleadingly
/'pli:diɳli/
Definition
- Adverb:
- In a manner that earnestly and humbly requests or begs for something: Describes the way someone speaks or acts when making a strong, emotional appeal, often suggesting desperation, urgency, or deep need.
Usage and Examples
- General Usage: Used to modify a verb (often a verb of speaking or looking) to describe how an action is performed.
- She looked at him pleadingly, hoping he would change his mind.
- "Please don't go," he said pleadingly.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- Emotional Connotation: The word carries a strong connotation of vulnerability and earnest supplication. It is more intense than simply "asking."
- Contextual Use: Common in narratives, literature, and descriptions of interpersonal interactions where one person is seeking mercy, help, or favor from another.
- The dog gazed pleadingly at the dinner table, hoping for a scrap.
Variants and Related Words
- Plead (verb): To make an emotional or earnest appeal; to argue a case in court.
- He will plead for more time to finish the project.
- Pleading (noun/adjective): A formal statement in a legal case; having the appearance of someone who is pleading.
- She gave him a pleading look.
Synonyms
- Imploringly: In a manner that begs earnestly.
- Beseechingly: In a manner that asks urgently and fervently.
- Entreatingly: In a manner that makes an earnest request.
Antonyms
- Demandingly: In a commanding or insistent manner.
- Apathetically: In a manner showing little interest or emotion.
Related Phrases and Idioms
(While "pleadingly" itself is not typically part of a phrasal verb or idiom, it describes the manner of actions within them.) - To look at someone pleadingly: A common phrase describing a beseeching facial expression. - The lost child looked at the police officer pleadingly.
Adverb
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in a beseeching manner
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`You must help me,' she said imploringly
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