in earnest vs leniently

in earnest

adv

  • Having a sincere intent. 

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

adj

  • Sincere; determined; truthful. 

leniently

adv

  • In a lenient manner. 

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