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earnestly

adverb

in a serious manner

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
E
Ends with
Y
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɝnɪstli

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Meaning

Definitions

adverb

  1. in a serious manner

    “talking earnestly with his son”

In context

Example Sentences

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

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