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English to English adverb
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in a serious manner |  | Example: talking earnestly with his son
she started studying snakes in earnest
a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce
source: wordnet30
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to a severe or serious degree | | Example: fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
badly injured
a severely impaired heart
is gravely ill
was seriously ill
source: wordnet30
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