Let us go cheerfully, hopefully, and earnestly, and set ourselves to find our especial part. I cannot imagine that anyone is earnestly striving for that. Elijah prays earnestly for rain to fall again on the land. Those who earnestly desire and seek after these are most highly humanized. Nevertheless, everyone understood that he was earnestly devoted to Britain and the British Commonwealth. In different literary hands, it could be used either earnestly, or mockingly. He earnestly asks her if she is single. Reviewers disagree whether it should be taken earnestly or ironically. Nonetheless, he was earnestly devoted to Britain and its Commonwealth. The government very earnestly solicited their cooperation. But the prey he so earnestly stalks is hunting him as well. Betty clumsily but earnestly attempts to console Adrian after the loss their baby. Priests are required to celebrate Mass frequently and are earnestly recommended to do so daily. Although Ajax speaks earnestly and is well received, he does not succeed in convincing Achilles. It was not until the 1920s that she began to earnestly work with gifted children.