different between earnestly vs sedulously

English

Etymology

From Middle English ernestly, from Old English eornostl??e (“earnestly, strictly”), equivalent to earnest +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n?stli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???n?stli/

Adverb

earnestly (comparative more earnestly, superlative most earnestly)

1. In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.

Translations

Synonyms

• for real; see also Thesaurus:honestly

English

Etymology

sedulous +? -ly.

Adverb

sedulously (comparative more sedulously, superlative most sedulously)

1. Applying constant and enduring effort to a task or course of action; in a sedulous manner.
   • 1827, Maria Elizabeth Budden, Nina, An Icelandic Tale, page 15:

     When the neighbours saw Mirbel thus sedulously adorning herself, they quickly discovered that she had ceased to think of her father—that she had ceased to mourn for him.

   • 1914, Joyce, James, Dubliners, "An Encounter":

     We bought some biscuits and chocolate which we ate sedulously as we wandered through the squalid streets where the families of the fishermen lived.

   • 1980, Douglas, William O., The Court Years 1939–1972:

     That court would sedulously avoid meeting contentious issues and would sit in resplendent dignity aloof from the issues of the day.