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Enter Sarah Young & her Servant Girl, with a Box—on which is written "Sarah Young"—Bailiffs, come forward, look pryingly about—The Chair comes on P.S.

From The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) by Anonymous

Instead, he began to prowl about my room, pryingly, nosingly, touching things here and there.

From Widdershins by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

I think You would not flatter me!—But scan me close, And pryingly, as one who seeks a thing He means to find—What signs of age dost see?

From The Love-chase by Morley, Henry

“Have Allison and Leslie got any sweethearts yet?” she asked pryingly as she followed her sister down the stairs.

From Cloudy Jewel by Hill, Grace Livingston

He looked down pryingly into her arms, and at the first glance thought that it was his umbrella.

From The Three Clerks by Trollope, Anthony