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Word entry · 8 letters

entreaty

Best crossword clue

"Earnest request"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈtɹiːti/Part of speech nounSorted aeenrttyStarts with EEnds with Y1 clues
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Definitions

  1. earnest or urgent request

Word origin

From entreat + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • She gathered many of the stones which I built into the walls of the hut; also, she turned a deaf ear to my entreaties when I begged her to desist.
  • The entreaties of a lover and the rejection of the heroine lend charm to the stanza.

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