Definition for EARN'-EST-LY

EARN'-EST-LY, adv. [ern'estly.]

  1. Warmly; zealously; importunately; eagerly; with real desire. Being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly. Luke xxii. That ye should earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints. Jude 3.
  2. With fixed attention; with eagerness. A certain maid looked earnestly upon him. Luke xxii.

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