earnestly
in a serious manner
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,551 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,645 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- in a serious manner also: seriously, in earnest talking earnestly with his sonshe started studying snakes in earnest
earnestly in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He looked earnestly from one to another.
The Motormaniacs · Lloyd Osbourne · Chapter 2
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The spectacled people were talking earnestly with his wife.
The Half-Hearted · John Buchan · Chapter 1
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Suddenly there shrilled a soft, sweet, melancholy whistle, earnestly repeated.
Where the Blue Begins · Christopher Morley · Chapter 1
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She looked at her watch earnestly and saw that her hand did not shake.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 2
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She walked up to the fire-place without regarding my uncle; who raised his nightcap with one hand, and stared earnestly at her.
Tales of a Traveller · Washington Irving · Chapter 1