seriously

[ seer-ee-uh s-lee ]

/ ˈsɪər i əs li /

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adverb

in a serious manner: He shook his head seriously.

to an alarmingly grave extent: seriously ill.

with genuine, earnest intent; sincerely: Seriously, kids, we have to get home before dark.

Words nearby seriously

seringa, seringapatam, seriocomic, serious, serious-minded, seriously, seriplane, serjeant, serjeant at arms, serjeant at law, serjeanty

Origin of seriously

First recorded in 1500–10; serious + -ly

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Examples from the Web for seriously

Yet this, in the end, is a book from which one emerges sad, gloomy, disenchanted, at least if we agree to take it seriously.
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All 101 passengers survived but four were seriously injured.
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At least some people had seen the posting and failed to notify the authorities, hopefully because they had not taken it seriously.
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Hitchcock's drinking, a problem for some time, got seriously worse.
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The basketball game was the final engagement on a seriously busy day for the young royals.
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In the latter part of winter, my only cow sickened and died, a loss which we seriously felt.
Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow|Eliza R. Snow Smith
Is it possible that you do not take this seriously, Mr. Drew?
The Heritage of the Hills|Arthur P. Hankins
"We will draw the line short of that," said Margaret seriously.
Pearl of Pearl Island|John Oxenham
Such were the assurances of their own officers, and made so seriously and confidently, that we never thought of mistrusting them.
Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune|Charles James Lever
The fact is we decline to take anyone else seriously, but we make up for that by taking ourselves with redoubled seriousness.
The Champagne Standard|Mrs. John Lane

British Dictionary definitions for seriously

seriously

/ (ˈsɪərɪəslɪ) /

adverb

in a serious manner or to a serious degree

informal extremely or remarkablyseriously tall

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seriously

adverb

Words related to seriously

Words nearby seriously

Origin of seriously

Examples from the Web for seriously

British Dictionary definitions for seriously

adverb