Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
earnest . - noun An obsolete form of
earnest . - A simplified spelling of
earnest .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete See
earnest .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Obsolete form of
earnest .
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Examples
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He sounds like Michael Steelehead when trying to back away from something he said in ernest …
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If every one on this planet followed lord Siddhartha's path in ernest and sincerity, how long will humans be on this planet?
A New Hope for Interstellar Travel? « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009
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Barack Obama will be the Democrat nominee and there's 'no way' that Clinton will work in ernest for him.
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Only six months left before the 2012 election season begins in ernest.
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Anyway, now that I know these are good to roll, I can make more in ernest.
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This mornings news paper reporters comented the shift to the left has begun in ernest.
Think Progress » Frist and Torture: What Did He Know and When Did He Know It? 2005
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But this is the first time I’ve sought out the original Fleming works in ernest.
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Sure Luke's dialogue wasn't spectacular, but it at least seemed ernest.
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Even my Great Grandfather's Kentucky rifle has the ernest care of a forgotten American smithy speaking across the century to my aging hands.
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