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- After that, she tried to work in earnest, and, therefore, she didn't hear James come back.†
p. 268.8in earnest = serious; or in a serious manner
- The animosity between Poe and Griswold might have begun in earnest when Poe wrote a review of this anthology in which he criticized the selection of poets (even though Poe's own poems appeared in it).
p. 345.5 *in earnest = in a serious way
Definitions:
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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).