seriously
/ˈsɪɹ.i.əs.li/ adverb A2- In a serious or literal manner. · He was hoping that we would take him seriously.· Jimmy jokingly called Bob a doofus. Bob took the insult seriously.
- Gravely; deeply; very much. · That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say.
- Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation. · Now, seriously, why did you forget to feed the cat today?
- Used to call back to a previous point, in disbelief or for emphasis. · You baked ten (10) cakes. Seriously, why did you do that?
- In an extreme or major way; majorly. · Unless you're seriously strapped (armed), you're about to be not okay too.
From the library
‘On the 23rd you incommoded me; by the middle of February I was seriously inconvenienced by you; at the end of March I was absolutely hampered in my plans; and now, at the close of April, I find myself placed in such a position through your continual persecution that I am in positive danger of losing my liberty.
His features were writhing with those horrible symptoms which he already knew, and which had so seriously alarmed him when he saw them for the first time.
“One dumb-bell—” Holmes said seriously; but his remarks were interrupted by a sharp knock at the door.
Here sat Marilla Cuthbert, when she sat at all, always slightly distrustful of sunshine, which seemed to her too dancing and irresponsible a thing for a world which was meant to be taken seriously; and here she sat now, knitting, and the table behind her was laid for supper.
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