earnestly 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" [syn: seriously, in earnest]

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earnestly

1. In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.

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, sober-mindedly, soberly, 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