Definitions for earnestly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. seriously, earnestly, in earnest(adverb)

    in a serious manner

    "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"

Wiktionary

  1. earnestly(Adverb)

    In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Earnestly(adverb)

    in an earnest manner


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

earnestly(adverb)

showing determination, sincerity or strong feeling

He made an earnest attempt to improve his work.

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