seriously
[ seer-ee-uh s-lee ]
/ ˈsɪər i əs li /
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.
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RELATED WORDS
passionately, sincerely, earnestly, vigorously, actively, severely, sorely, badly, very, intensely, acutely, grievously, gravely, down, intently, resolutely, sedately, soberly, solemnly, zealously
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- seringa,
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- serious,
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- seriousness,
- seriplane,
- serjeant,
- serjeant at arms,
- serjeant at law
Origin of seriously
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Examples from the Web for seriously
seriously
/ (ˈsɪərɪəslɪ) /
adverb
in a serious manner or to a serious degree
informal extremely or remarkablyseriously tall
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seriously
c.1500, from serious + -ly (2). To take (something) seriously is from 1782.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper