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/ˈpɹɪði/ · interjection
(archaic) please; used to make a question or request more polite or more forceful..
What tidings send our scouts? I prithee, speak.
But tell me, stranger, I prithee say, does my old master's heir Still breathe this vital air?
Use prithee when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prithee means (archaic) please; used to make a question or request more polite or more forceful..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
What tidings send our scouts? I prithee, speak.
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