All 5 Uses of
earnest
in
Cujo
- She took his hands and spoke earnestly into his face,
*earnestly = sincerely and seriously
- She took his hands and spoke earnestly into his face, thinking — knowing — that she might never speak so earnestly (or honestly) to any man again.†
earnestly = sincerely or seriously
- Anyway, your father might have taken a couple of days to go to Boston ~~ 'Oh, I don't think so,' Brett said earnestly.†
- 'Then do it,' Roger said earnestly.†
- 'Not your fault,' Roger said earnestly.†
Definition:
characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined