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Earnestly vs Genuinely - What's the difference?

earnestly | genuinely |

As adverbs the difference between earnestly and genuinely

is that earnestly is in an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort while genuinely is in a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.

earnestly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
  • * 1900 , L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
    • The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion now thanked the Good Witch earnestly for her kindness; and Dorothy exclaimed:

    Synonyms

    * for real

    genuinely

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
    • I thought they were joking at first, but it seemed they were genuinely interested in the talk about glaciers.