aˈppealingly,adv. [f.prec. + -ly2.] In an appealing manner; imploringly. 1847Ld. Lindsay Chr. Art I. 128 Her hands are held forth appealingly towards the spectator.1883Woolson in Harper's Mag. Feb. 414/1, ‘I have been a good wife to him..,’ she murmured, appealingly, piteously.