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earnestly

adverb as in solemnly

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She spoke earnestly and openly about her struggles with royal life and her fractured marriage to a man who she suggested wasn’t fit to be king.

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Then, as he dutifully, yet earnestly, always does, Drew comes back to a positive place: the message.

Nor will they reach any satisfying conclusions about life itself no matter how earnestly they pursue them.

So even the most ridiculous lines have to be said earnestly.

Never have so many earnestly disagreed so much so quickly about so few words in the text of a document so old.

Reverend Graham drew the meeting to a close by earnestly thanking the president for making the trip up the mountain.

The Alcalde was kneeling by his side, gazing sadly and earnestly into the face of the dying man.

Murat, who had earnestly begged to be allowed to share the Austrian campaign of 1809, was delighted to serve in person.

I hope that you never will grow up, said Tessa, earnestly, every thing is just as bad as you can dream.

He threw the Matin on the grass, and, doubling himself up in his chair regarded her earnestly.

A womans heart is not made of grains of sand to be blown hither and thither by a mans breath, she said very earnestly.

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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to earnestly, such as: seriously, sincerely, soberly, and thoughtfully.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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