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earnestly

[ ur-nist-lee ]

adverb

  1. with deep and sincere feeling; seriously:

    After earnestly delivering a sermon on helping people in need, the pastor was gratified to see the record number of donations to the shelter.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of earnestly1

First recorded before 1000; earnest 1( def ) + -ly
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Let’s begin with Jesse Watters — Fox News’ enthusiastic golden retriever in a blazer — who earnestly declared that “the tariffs are for the children.”

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And it is done earnestly and with very good intentions.

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Before Trump’s inauguration, some had earnestly offered to work cooperatively with Musk to draw up a blueprint for gradual government reform.

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“I’m trying to roll with it. I’m trying,” Harry earnestly says — and we can see that, which is what makes Wallace’s performance so winning.

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The show offers a vision of trans childhood that earnestly asks not for mere tolerance or acceptance but for affirmation.

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