Meaning of EARNESTLY

Pronunciation:			'urnistlee
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adv]  in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"
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	Synonyms:		in earnest, seriously
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Ear"nest*ly\, adv. In an earnest manner.
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		actively, ardently, assiduously, bec et ongles, committedly, decidedly, decisively, decorously, demurely, determinedly, devotedly, devoutly, dingdong, down, exhaustively, fervently, fervidly, firmly, fixedly, for real, formally, gravely, grimly, hammer and tongs, heart and soul, heartily, heatedly, impassionedly, in all seriousness, in earnest, in good earnest, inflexibly, intensely, intently, like a bulldog, like a leech, obstinately, painstakingly, passionately, perfervidly, perseveringly, persistently, purposefully, relentlessly, resolutely, resolvedly, sedately, seriously, sincerely, singlemindedly, soberly, sober-mindedly, sobersidedly, solemnly, somberly, staidly, staunchly, steadfastly, steadily, tenaciously, thoroughly, thoughtfully, tooth and nail, unremittingly, unswervingly, unyieldingly, vehemently, wholeheartedly, with a will, with constancy, with total dedication, zealously