The Only Use of
earnest
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Smugness faded from it, replaced by a dogged earnestness that fooled Judge Taylor not at all: as long as Mr. Ewell was on the stand, the judge kept his eyes on him, as if daring him to make a false move.
p. 233..2earnestness = sincerity or seriousness
Definition:
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(earnest) characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined