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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
- ARNESTL
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈɝnɪstli
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Meaning
Definitions
adverb
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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