#Earnest #mywordbook

Meaning of Earnest : determined and serious, esp. too serious

Examples:
1. The priest will always give you an earnest answer.
2. He was a very earnest young man.
3. Matthews was in earnest conversation with a young girl.
4. The girl's earnest effort counterbalanced her slowness at learning.
5. I'm sure he was in earnest when he said he wanted to marry her.