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earnestful

earnestful adjective: serious; earnest.

Adjective

earnestful (comparative more earnestful, superlative most earnestful)

  1. (obsolete) serious; earnest

Forms of earnestful

comparativemore earnestful
superlativemost earnestful

Origin of earnestful

From Middle English ernestful. By surface analysis, earnest + -ful.

Questions about earnestful

What does earnestful mean?
Earnestful means serious; earnest.
What part of speech is earnestful?
Earnestful is an adjective.

Words near earnestful in the dictionary

  1. earnest-money
  2. earnest-moneys
  3. earnested
  4. earnester
  5. earnestest
  6. earnestful
  7. earnesting
  8. earnestlier
  9. earnestly
  10. earnestness
  11. earnestnesse

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