Earnestly

/ˈɜrnɪstli/ adverb

In a sincere and serious way, showing that you really mean what you say.

From the Old English 'eornest,' meaning 'serious' or 'determined.' The suffix '-ly' makes it an adverb. Medieval Germans also had 'ernst,' showing this seriousness concept spread across Germanic languages.

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