Earnestly

Pronunciation

Origin

earnest + -ly

Full definition of earnestly

Adverb

1. In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
• 1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion now thanked the Good Witch earnestly for her kindness; and Dorothy exclaimed:

Synonyms

• for real