earnestly
ear·nestly
adverb
1.
- “talking earnestly with his son”
- “she started studying snakes in earnest”
- “a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce”
Origin
From Middle English ernestly, from Old English eornostlīċe (“earnestly, strictly”), equivalent to earnest + -ly.
Related words
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