cryingly

English

Etymology

From crying +‎ -ly.

Adverb

cryingly (comparative more cryingly, superlative most cryingly)

  1. While crying; with tears.
  2. (figuratively) In a way that desperately demands attention.
    • 1858, The anti-slavery reporter, page 113:
      […] a state of things cryingly calling for immediate and sweeping reforms […]
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