† earnestfuladj.adv.

Forms: see earnest n.¹ and -ful suffix; also Middle English eernesful, Middle English hernesful.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: earnest n.¹, -ful suffix.

Etymology: < earnest n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare earlier earnest adj.

Obsolete.

A. adj.

1. Important, weighty; = earnest adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > grave or serious

heavy971

highOE

earnestfula1400

solemn1420

weighty1489

ponderousa1500

chargeablea1513

serious1531

earnest1533

gravous1535

capitala1538

deep1598

grave1824

a1400 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) II. 43 (MED) Pleyinge and bourdynge of the most ernestful werkis of God takith aweye the drede of God.

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1175 Lat vs stynte of ernestful matere.

1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. H.5 If so be of seryous & ernestfull maters, let hym vse grauyte.

2. Showing sincere and intense feeling or conviction, serious; = earnest adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective]

needfulOE

anguishous?c1225

eager?a1300

throc1330

fierce1377

desirousc1386

affectuousa1400

yeverousa1400

inwardc1402

earnestful?1406

rathe?c1450

zealing1459

increc1480

affectual1483

zealous1526

affectioneda1533

jealous1535

heartyc1540

affectivec1550

earnest1563

pricking1575

forward1587

affectionate1598

passiveless1602

zealful1602

full-hearteda1616

wholehearted1644

intense1645

high1649

covetous1652

thorough-hearted1656

keen as mustard1659

fell1667

fervent1673

smirk1674

zealed1679

prest1697

strenuous1713

enthusiastic1741

enthusiastical1755

whole-souled1821

con amore1828

lyrical1875

mustard1919

gung ho1942

?1406 T. Hoccleve La Mâle Règle l. 293 in E. P. Hammond Eng. Verse between Chaucer & Surrey (1927) 64/1 (MED) I kneew his ernestful maneere.

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 1727 Pandarus yn ernestful manere Seyde alle folk for goddes loue I preye, Stynteth right here.

c1450 ABC of Aristotle (Lamb. 853) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 11 E to elenge, ne to excellent, ne to eernesful neiþer.

1563 J. Davidson Answer to Tractiue Kennedy in D. Laing Misc. Wodrow Soc. (1844) I. 186 Zour Lordship's earnestfull and godly desyre.

B. adv.

In an earnest manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > sincere emotion > [adverb]

in all one's hearteOE

of heartOE

with (also mid) all one's heartOE

with one's heartOE

heartlyc1225

innerlyc1330

dearlya1350

heartilya1375

with a whole hearta1375

faithfullyc1405

affectiouslya1420

affectuously?a1425

affectuallyc1425

mainlyc1450

from (also fro) one's heart1477

cordiallyc1515

precordially1534

earnestfulc1540

hearty1570

affectedly1582

roundly1603

devoutly1604

c1540 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. xvi. 91 Quhen þe king was behaldin þis man maist ernistfull.

1578 R. Robinson tr. Dyall of Dayly Contemplacion sig. O.ii^v With this foresayd action I reade right ernestfull.

Derivatives

earnestfully adv. earnestly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adverb]

yernlyc725

yerneOE

yernfullyOE

earnestlyOE

fastOE

needlya1350

keenlya1375

prestlya1375

eagerlyc1380

busilya1400

earnestfullya1400

enkerly?a1400

entirelya1400

affectuously?a1425

affectuallyc1425

effectually1434

heartfullya1450

heartilya1450

increlyc1480

zealously?1495

affectionately1534

earnest1563

heart and soul1620

obnixiously1632

obnixely1641

earn1656

warmly1665

enthusiastically1730

con amore1749

ravingly1825

wholeheartedly1845

enthusiastly1846

a1400 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) II. 43 (MED) Oure pleye and bourde of tho myraclis and werkis that God so ernestfully wrouȝt to us.

c1450 (c1400) Bk. Vices & Virtues (Huntington) (1942) 141 (MED) Þan despiseþ he and blameþ hernesfulliche al þat euere is in þe world.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) viii. 144 He ansuerd ernystfully [1489 Adv. irusly].

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. ix. l. 88 Gret rowtis dyd assembill thyddir in hy, And rowpyt eftir batale ernystfully.

1573 J. Tyrie Refut. Ansuer Knox f. 27^v During the verie tyme of luther this mater wes deducet in controuersie, and earnestfullie ressonit the space of four tene zearis, without ony determinat sentence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	earnestful
释义	† earnestfuladj.adv. Forms: see earnest n.¹ and -ful suffix; also Middle English eernesful, Middle English hernesful. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: earnest n.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: < earnest n.¹ + -ful suffix. Compare earlier earnest adj. Obsolete. A. adj. 1. Important, weighty; = earnest adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > grave or serious heavy971 highOE earnestfula1400 solemn1420 weighty1489 ponderousa1500 chargeablea1513 serious1531 earnest1533 gravous1535 capitala1538 deep1598 grave1824 a1400 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) II. 43 (MED) Pleyinge and bourdynge of the most ernestful werkis of God takith aweye the drede of God. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1175 Lat vs stynte of ernestful matere. 1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces i. sig. H.5 If so be of seryous & ernestfull maters, let hym vse grauyte. 2. Showing sincere and intense feeling or conviction, serious; = earnest adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective] needfulOE anguishous?c1225 eager?a1300 throc1330 fierce1377 desirousc1386 affectuousa1400 yeverousa1400 inwardc1402 earnestful?1406 rathe?c1450 zealing1459 increc1480 affectual1483 zealous1526 affectioneda1533 jealous1535 heartyc1540 affectivec1550 earnest1563 pricking1575 forward1587 affectionate1598 passiveless1602 zealful1602 full-hearteda1616 wholehearted1644 intense1645 high1649 covetous1652 thorough-hearted1656 keen as mustard1659 fell1667 fervent1673 smirk1674 zealed1679 prest1697 strenuous1713 enthusiastic1741 enthusiastical1755 whole-souled1821 con amore1828 lyrical1875 mustard1919 gung ho1942 ?1406 T. Hoccleve La Mâle Règle l. 293 in E. P. Hammond Eng. Verse between Chaucer & Surrey (1927) 64/1 (MED) I kneew his ernestful maneere. a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 1727 Pandarus yn ernestful manere Seyde alle folk for goddes loue I preye, Stynteth right here. c1450 ABC of Aristotle (Lamb. 853) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 11 E to elenge, ne to excellent, ne to eernesful neiþer. 1563 J. Davidson Answer to Tractiue Kennedy in D. Laing Misc. Wodrow Soc. (1844) I. 186 Zour Lordship's earnestfull and godly desyre. B. adv. In an earnest manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > sincere emotion > [adverb] in all one's hearteOE of heartOE with (also mid) all one's heartOE with one's heartOE heartlyc1225 innerlyc1330 dearlya1350 heartilya1375 with a whole hearta1375 faithfullyc1405 affectiouslya1420 affectuously?a1425 affectuallyc1425 mainlyc1450 from (also fro) one's heart1477 cordiallyc1515 precordially1534 earnestfulc1540 hearty1570 affectedly1582 roundly1603 devoutly1604 c1540 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. xvi. 91 Quhen þe king was behaldin þis man maist ernistfull. 1578 R. Robinson tr. Dyall of Dayly Contemplacion sig. O.ii^v With this foresayd action I reade right ernestfull. Derivatives earnestfully adv. earnestly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adverb] yernlyc725 yerneOE yernfullyOE earnestlyOE fastOE needlya1350 keenlya1375 prestlya1375 eagerlyc1380 busilya1400 earnestfullya1400 enkerly?a1400 entirelya1400 affectuously?a1425 affectuallyc1425 effectually1434 heartfullya1450 heartilya1450 increlyc1480 zealously?1495 affectionately1534 earnest1563 heart and soul1620 obnixiously1632 obnixely1641 earn1656 warmly1665 enthusiastically1730 con amore1749 ravingly1825 wholeheartedly1845 enthusiastly1846 a1400 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) II. 43 (MED) Oure pleye and bourde of tho myraclis and werkis that God so ernestfully wrouȝt to us. c1450 (c1400) Bk. Vices & Virtues (Huntington) (1942) 141 (MED) Þan despiseþ he and blameþ hernesfulliche al þat euere is in þe world. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) viii. 144 He ansuerd ernystfully [1489 Adv. irusly]. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. ix. l. 88 Gret rowtis dyd assembill thyddir in hy, And rowpyt eftir batale ernystfully. 1573 J. Tyrie Refut. Ansuer Knox f. 27^v During the verie tyme of luther this mater wes deducet in controuersie, and earnestfullie ressonit the space of four tene zearis, without ony determinat sentence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.adv.a1400
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