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earnestly Definition


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earnest1
adj
    1. Serious or over-serious.
      Thesaurus: solemn, serious, grave, sober, staid, sincere; Antonym: flippant.
    2. Showing determination, sincerity or strong feeling.
      Thesaurus: enthusiastic, eager, ardent, zealous, passionate, impassioned, heartfelt, vehement, fervent, fervid; Antonym: apathetic.
Derivative: earnestly
adverb
    Derivative: earnestness
    noun
      Idiom: in earnest
        Serious or seriously.
        Sincere.
        Not as a joke; in reality.
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon eornust seriousness.



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