All 3 Uses of "earnest" in "Asylum, by Madeleine Roux"

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earnest
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Asylum, by Madeleine Roux
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The sentence came out more earnest than sarcastic.†
p. 18.3

earnest = sincere or serious
Look at you over there, all quiet and earnest and crap.†
p. 55.7
She pushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear, easing into her next words with that delicate earnestness that Dan found so endearing.†
p. 230.3 *

earnestness = sincerity or seriousness

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(1) (earnest)
characterized by sincere belief

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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).