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earnestlier

earnestlier is the comparative form of earnestly.

Meaning of earnestly

Adverb

earnestly (comparative more earnestly, superlative most earnestly)

  1. In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
    • The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion now thanked the Good Witch earnestly for her kindness, […]1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 256
    Synonyms:
    for real

Questions about earnestlier

What is earnestlier the comparative form of?
Earnestlier is the comparative form of earnestly.

Words near earnestlier in the dictionary

  1. earnested
  2. earnester
  3. earnestest
  4. earnestful
  5. earnesting
  6. earnestlier
  7. earnestly
  8. earnestness
  9. earnestnesse
  10. earnestnesses
  11. earnests

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Adapted from Wiktionary: earnestlier (page history and authors); earnestly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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