Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In an earnest manner; warmly; zealously; importunately; eagerly; with real desire; with fixed attention.
Wiktionary
- adv. In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In an earnest manner.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. in a serious manner
Etymologies
- earnest + -ly (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Melissa Hathaway, President Obama's go-to adviser on cybersecurity, issued a rallying cry for the tech security community to begin earnestly collaborating on a "holistic approach" to slow rising cyber threats.”
“Melissa Hathaway, President Obama's go-to adviser on cybersecurity, issued a rallying cry for the tech security community to begin earnestly collaborating on a "holistic approach" to slow rising cyber threats.”
“Now the woman's voice came to them calling earnestly, "Sahib, sahib, sahib!" she cried.”
“Oh, but I had," said Martin earnestly, fixing the swinging ropes to their places.”
“Oh, but I had,' said Martin earnestly, fixing the swinging ropes to their places.”
“If the power of this charm were unchecked, it would re-absorb the masculine idea into the feminine, so earnestly is it desired by men.”
“But he calling earnestly after me, and charging them to stop me, some of them were fain to run, and laying hold on me before I could open the door, brought me back to my place again.”
“Well, you will allow me to say this, since I say it without reference to your personality or to mine -- that the Power and De Stancy families are the complements to each other; and that, abstractedly, they call earnestly to one another: "How neat and fit a thing for us to join hands!"”
“Ay, indeed," cried the Robin earnestly; "it is faithless work to give advice which you will not follow yourself.”
“As he traversed the streets, he called earnestly upon all who remained to rally upon the walls for their defense.”
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