seriously Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb in a serious manner
in earnest; earnestly.
- talking earnestly with his son
- she started studying snakes in earnest
- a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce
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adverb to a severe or serious degree
gravely; badly; severely.
- fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
- badly injured
- a severely impaired heart
- is gravely ill
- was seriously ill
