earnestly | ||
1. | [ adverb ] in a serious manner | |
Synonyms: | seriously in_earnest | |
Examples: | "talking earnestly with his son" "she started studying snakes in earnest" "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce" |
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Related terms: | serious earnest serious earnest | |
Similar spelling: |
earnest Earnestine earnestness Ernest earring |