in earnest vs purposefully

in earnest

adv
  • Having a sincere intent. 

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

adj
  • Sincere; determined; truthful. 

purposefully

adv
  • In a purposeful manner. 

  • On purpose, purposely, deliberately. 

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