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beseechingly

[bih-seech]

be·seech

[bih-seech] verb, be·sought or be·seeched, be·seech·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
2.
to beg eagerly for; solicit.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make urgent appeal: Earnestly did I beseech, but to no avail.

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Beseechingly is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
before 1100; Middle English bisechen, Old English besēcan. See be-, seek

be·seech·er, noun
be·seech·ing·ly, adverb
be·seech·ing·ness, noun
un·be·seech·ing, adjective
un·be·seech·ing·ly, adverb


1. pray, petition, supplicate, adjure. 1, 2. entreat, importune.

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beseech (bɪˈsiːtʃ)
 
vb , -seeches, -seeching, -sought, -seeched
(tr) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg
 
[C12: see be-, seek; related to Old Frisian besēka]
 
be'seecher
 
n
 
be'seeching
 
adj
 
be'seechingly
 
adv

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