earnestly

Words with a similar base: earnestly

'earnestly'

[seriously.r.01] as in: in a serious manner

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

Origins

					earnestly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── earnest (English)
    ├── eornest (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── eornoste (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── ernest (Middle English (1100-1500))

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