Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EARN'-EST-LY
EARN'-EST-LY, adv. [ern'estly.]
- 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.
- With fixed attention; with eagerness. A certain maid looked earnestly upon him. Luke xxii.
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