earnestly
ear|nest|ly /'ɜːrnɪstli/
1 [ADV] ADV with v
If you say something earnestly, you say it very seriously, often because you believe that it is important or you are trying to persuade someone else to believe it.
`Did you?' she asked earnestly...
2 [ADV] usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
If you do something earnestly, you do it in a thorough and serious way, intending to succeed.
She always listened earnestly as if this might help her to understand.
3 [ADV] ADV before v
If you earnestly hope or wish for something, you hope or wish strongly and sincerely for it.
I earnestly hope what I learned will serve me well in my new job.
1 [ADV] ADV with v
If you say something earnestly, you say it very seriously, often because you believe that it is important or you are trying to persuade someone else to believe it.
`Did you?' she asked earnestly...
2 [ADV] usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
If you do something earnestly, you do it in a thorough and serious way, intending to succeed.
She always listened earnestly as if this might help her to understand.
3 [ADV] ADV before v
If you earnestly hope or wish for something, you hope or wish strongly and sincerely for it.
I earnestly hope what I learned will serve me well in my new job.