earnestly
/ˈəːnɪstli
/adverb
With sincere and intense conviction; seriously: they earnestly hope to come back in the summer...
- Any given scientific project may be good, but it may also be earnestly pursued and gravely in error.
- I know that he earnestly and seriously believes the factual content of everything he says.
- Many of the youngsters entering the arena of serious theatre now take this objective quite earnestly.
Synonyms
seriously, solemnly, gravely, soberly, sincerely, intently, resolutely, firmly;
ardently, fervently, warmly, keenly, eagerly, intensely, zealously