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Definition
characterized by sincere belief
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intensely or excessively serious
or:
intensely or excessively serious
- Compared to him, Ken LaSalle was an earnest bumbler.p. 282.1
- Toward dusk, I began going around and picking up paper plates, and I noticed a little group, including Rose and Caroline, as well as Ty and Pete, clustered on Harold's back porch, with my father talking earnestly at the center.p. 18.7
- He came toward me with an earnest smile.p. 210.7
There are no more uses of "earnest" in A Thousand Acres.
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