in earnest vs ingenuously

in earnest

adv
  • Having a sincere intent. 

  • With considerable commitment, determination, or effect; significantly. 

adj
  • Sincere; determined; truthful. 

ingenuously

adv
  • In an ingenuous manner; frankly, straightforwardly. 

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