Synonyms for appealingly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uh-pee-ling
Phonetic Transcription : əˈpi lɪŋ

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Définition of appealingly

Origin :
  • mid-15c. as a noun, "action of petitioning a higher court or authority," verbal noun from appeal (v.). Adjectival sense of "attractive" attested by 1892. Related: Appealingly.
  • As in beautifully : adv in an attractive or pleasing manner
Example sentences :
  • She looked at him appealingly, but he was staring at a paper which he was not reading.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • When they left the chapel, Newbury, pale and smiling, bent over her appealingly.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • She looked at him appealingly, pitifully, but she shook her head.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I questioned, appealingly, breaking the silence that had fallen between us.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 » by Various
  • She had risen to her feet, and was gazing at him appealingly.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
  • Doña Jocasta sighed, and looked from one to the other appealingly.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • She looked up at him, softly and appealingly, though he was not looking at her.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • He just shivered and flinched a little from the draft, appealingly.
  • Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
  • He held out his hands to her appealingly, carried away by the force of his own logic.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
  • He reached out and took her hand, and as he talked he clung to it appealingly.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge

Antonyms for appealingly

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