Definition of earnest

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Earnest (v. t.) To use in earnest.

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Strong :: Strong (superl.) Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory..
Sustained :: Suspired (a.) Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted.
Deposit :: Deposit (v. t.) Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing.
Exclaim :: Exclaim (v. t. & i.) To cry out from earnestness or passion; to utter with vehemence; to call out or declare loudly; to protest vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, to exclaim against oppression with wonder or astonishment; The field is won! he exclaimed..
Expostulate :: Expostulate (v. i.) To reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of his conduct, representing the wrong he has done or intends, and urging him to make redress or to desist; to remonstrate; -- followed by with..
Soliitation :: Soliitation (n.) The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity.
Stare :: Stare (v. t.) To look earnestly at; to gaze at.
Remiss :: Remiss (a.) Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow..
Earnest :: Earnest (n.) Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale..
Clamant :: Clamant (a.) Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorously..
Pray :: Pray (v. i.) To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving..
Entreat :: Entreat (v. i.) To make an earnest petition or request.
Evangelical :: Evangelical (a.) Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preeminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of Justification by Faith alone; the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox..
Arles :: Arles (n. pl.) An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain.
Earnestness :: Earnestness (n.) The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.
Anxious :: Anxious (a.) Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please..
Religionist :: Religionist (n.) One earnestly devoted or attached to a religion; a religious zealot.
Forswear :: Forswear (v. i.) To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations..
Warm :: Warm (a.) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.
Crave :: Crave (v. t.) To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.
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