earnestly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈɝnɪstli/
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/ˈɝnɪstli/ · /ˈɜːnɪstli/

Definition of earnestly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  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, […]”
    “One thing, however, I do most earnestly beg and entreat of you: […]”
    “Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market."”
    ““This the only seat y’all got?” [Dank] Demoss, who also goes by Dajua Blanding, asks earnestly.”

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Etymology

From Middle English ernestly, from Old English eornostlīċe (“earnestly, strictly”), equivalent to earnest + -ly.

Anagrams of earnestly

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