earnest
used in Henry IV, Part 1

only 1 use

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Definition

characterized by sincere belief

or:

intensely or excessively serious

Tell me now in earnest, how came Falstaff's sword so hack'd?
2.4 — Act 2 Scene 4 — Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern (55% in)

There are no more uses of "earnest" in Henry IV, Part 1.

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