in earnest vs pleasantly

in earnest

adv
  • Having a sincere intent. 

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

adj
  • Sincere; determined; truthful. 

pleasantly

adv
  • In a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result. 

  • Lightly 

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