Earnest
adjective
Sincere and serious
“Her earnest appeal to the committee's sense of fairness was more effective than a formal argument.”
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What does earnest mean?
Commonly confused with
- NotCompletely insincere
- NotCarefully ironic
- NotLoudly performative
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