earnestly vs gamely

earnestly

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

gamely

adv
  • In a game or plucky manner; in a willing and spirited fashion. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to game. 

  • Sportive; lively; joyful. 

How often have the words earnestly and gamely occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )