seriously

[ seer-ee-uhs-lee ]

adverb

1. in a serious manner:

   He shook his head seriously.

2. to an alarmingly grave extent:

   seriously ill.

3. with genuine, earnest intent; sincerely:

   Seriously, kids, we have to get home before dark.

seriously

/ ˈsɪərɪəslɪ /

adverb

1. in a serious manner or to a serious degree
2. informal.
   extremely or remarkably

   seriously tall

Word History and Origins

Origin of seriously¹

First recorded in 1500–10; serious + -ly

Example Sentences

Rowena MacDonald said Mr MacDonald made the threat weeks before allegedly shooting and seriously injuring the man, John MacKenzie, and his wife Fay.

From BBC

But, more importantly, he’s seriously mistaken about how bad things can get.

From Salon

He continues: “But what I loved, loved, loved is how Mike totally captured Charles’ journey from taking his spying very seriously to realizing, ‘No, no, no. There’s something human here that I need to tend to.’

From Los Angeles Times

Elizabeth Atherton, an opera singer, said she had “no confidence” that the Welsh or UK governments were taking the matter seriously enough and said morale within the sector was "at an all-time low".

From BBC

At the time, the band said it "had to take each other's welfare as seriously as the music".

From BBC

Related Words

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