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seriously

se·riously

UK/ˈsɪə.ɹi.əs.li/ US/ˈsɪə.ɹəs.li/ very common informal

adverb

1.

in a serious manner

  • “talking earnestly with his son”
  • “she started studying snakes in earnest”
  • “a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce”
2.

to a severe or serious degree

  • “fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”
  • “badly injured”
  • “a severely impaired heart”
  • “is gravely ill”
  • “was seriously ill”

Origin

From Middle English seriously, sereously, ceryously, seryowslech (“earnestly”), equivalent to serious + -ly.

Phrases

  • but seriously folks
  • take seriously

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