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superl.
Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.
superl.
Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.
a.
Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving.
n.
The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.
a.
Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; -- used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.
n.
A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority.
v. t.
To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
adv.
In an earnest manner.
a.
Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold; valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender of his country.
v. i.
To apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; -- now followed by out.
n.
One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan.
v. i.
To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.
n.
A state of lively and excited interest; zeal; ardor; fervor; passion; enthusiasm; earnestness; as, the warmth of love or piety; he replied with much warmth.
n.
The act of striving; earnest endeavor.
v. t.
Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend.
a.
Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.
a.
Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
adv.
Completely; vigorously; in earnest.
a.
To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.
v. t.
To use in earnest.
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