earnestly
UK/ˈɜːnɪstli//ˈɝnɪstli/
earnestly adverb: in an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
Adverb
earnestly (comparative more earnestly, superlative most earnestly)
- 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
- One thing, however, I do most earnestly beg and entreat of you: […]1954, Plato, translated by Hugh Tredennick, “Socrates on Trial: The Apology”, in The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics), Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, →OCLC, page 19
- Synonyms:
- for real
earnestly meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
earnestly in Tamil
- ஆர்வத்துடன், கைப்பொறுப்பாய், வருந்தி, ஆவலுடன்
earnestly in Malayalam
- seriously, solemly, gra-vely
- ഗൗരവമായി, പ്രഗാഢം, പ്രകാമം, സൗഗരവം, കാര്യമായി, ഗൗരവാവഹമായി
Examples of earnestly in a sentence
- Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market."1999 April 5, William Safire, “Essay; The Quiet Noisemaker”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2017:
- “This the only seat y’all got?” [Dank] Demoss, who also goes by Dajua Blanding, asks earnestly.2025 February 11, Patrick Reilly, “500-pound rapper suing Lyft over ride denial asks for couch over chair at ‘Breakfast Club’ interview...
Synonyms of earnestly
Forms of earnestly
| comparative | more earnestly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most earnestly |
Origin of earnestly
From Middle English ernestly, from Old English eornostlīċe (“earnestly, strictly”), equivalent to earnest + -ly.
Questions about earnestly
- What does earnestly mean?
- Earnestly means in an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
- What is earnestly in Tamil?
- Earnestly in Tamil is ஆர்வத்துடன், கைப்பொறுப்பாய், வருந்தி. See Earnestly meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use earnestly in a sentence?
- Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market."
- What part of speech is earnestly?
- Earnestly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce earnestly?
- Earnestly is pronounced /ˈɝnɪstli/ (US).
Words near earnestly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: earnestly (page history and authors); earnestly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); earnestly (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). 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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