Definition of "pressingly"

pressingly

adverb
comparative more pressingly, superlative most pressingly
1. With a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
  Quotations
  I wrote pressingly to Mr. Boone to raise men with all expedition to join capt. Floyd.
  1998, Lyman Copeland Draper, The Life of Daniel Boone, page 310
2. Importantly. Often used with more in this sense.
3. With enthusiasm. With friendly encouragement.
  Quotations
  In early 1993, further education staff were pressingly invited to seminars, workshops and training days to prepare for liberation from the local education authorities.
  2001 April 10, Gillian Healey, “Managing to cope”, in The Guardian