All 3 Uses
earnest
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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- That's a good thing, though," he said, suddenly earnest.†
Book 1earnest = sincere or serious
- It was the most beautiful wedding anyone ever had," I told her earnestly.†
Book 1earnestly = sincerely or seriously
- Or does earnest Garrett have the right of it?†
Book 3 *earnest = sincere or serious
Definitions:
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(1)
(earnest) characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Earnest can also be used as a name (variant spelling of Ernest), or to signify the seriousness of a pledge made (as when earnest money is included with an offer to purchase a home).