earnestly

earnestly
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  • Earnestly — Ear nest*ly, adv. In an earnest manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • earnestly — index faithfully Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • earnestly — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)nɪstli[/t]] 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v If you say something earnestly, you say it very seriously, often because you believe that it is important or you are trying to persuade someone else to believe it. Did you? she asked earnestly... In …   English dictionary

  • earnestly — adv. Earnestly is used with these verbs: ↑pray, ↑speak, ↑strive, ↑talk …   Collocations dictionary

  • earnestly — earnest ► ADJECTIVE ▪ intensely serious. ● in earnest Cf. ↑in earnest DERIVATIVES earnestly adverb earnestness noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • earnestly — adverb in a serious manner (Freq. 2) talking earnestly with his son she started studying snakes in earnest a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce • Syn: ↑seriously, ↑in earnest • Derived from adjectiv …   Useful english dictionary

  • earnestly — adverb see earnest II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • earnestly — See earnest1. * * * …   Universalium

  • earnestly — adverb In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort. Syn: for real …   Wiktionary

  • earnestly — Synonyms and related words: actively, ardently, assiduously, bec et ongles, committedly, decidedly, decisively, decorously, demurely, determinedly, devotedly, devoutly, dingdong, down, exhaustively, fervently, fervidly, firmly, fixedly, for real …   Moby Thesaurus

  • earnestly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. solemnly, sincerely, soberly, thoughtfully; see busily , seriously 2 , sincerely …   English dictionary for students

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