prithee
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of prithee
First recorded in 1570–80; by shortening and alteration of (I) pray thee
Example Sentences
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I prithee, choose the tender side of wit.
From Slate ● May 28, 2014
He taught himself a kind of English by comparing Russian and English versions of Shakespearean plays and practiced on unamused trolley conductors: "Holla, sirrah, wouldst prithee halt!"
From Time Magazine Archive
I prithee present my deep regrets to Mistress Betty.
From Contemporary One-Act Plays by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
But prithee, Corporal, quoth my father, drolling,—look first into it, and see if thou canst spy aught of a sailing chariot in it.
From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
He had almost guessed her thoughts before she threw herself upon her knees, and said, "Most gracious lord, prithee give me some jewels like unto these which adorn thy doublet."
From The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales by Bessie Hatton
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