VDict - Definition of in earnest

English - English (Wordnet) dictionary

in earnest

Jump to user comments

Adverb

in a serious manner
- talking earnestly with his son
- she started studying snakes in earnest
- a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce

Related words

Synonyms:
seriously earnestly

Related search result for "in earnest"

Words contain "in earnest" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
earnest remonstration remonstrance exhortation adjuration in earnest expostulation earnestness objection importunate more...

Comments and discussion on the word "in earnest"