Definitions for SERIOUSLY
se·ri·ous·ly

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1. seriously, earnestly, in earnestadverb

   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. badly, severely, gravely, seriouslyadverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. seriouslyadverb

   In a serious or literal manner.

   He was hoping that we would take him seriously.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Seriouslyadverb

   Gravely; solemnly; in earnest; without levity.

   Etymology: from serious.

   It cannot but be matter of very dreadful consideration to any one, sober and in his wits, to think seriously with himself, what horror and confusion must needs surprize that man, at the last day of account, who had led his whole life by one rule, when God intends to judge him by another. South.

   All laugh to find
   Unthinking plainness so o’erspread thy mind,
   That thou could’st seriously persuade the crowd
   To keep their oaths, and to believe a god. Dryden.

   Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Lactantius, and Arnobius, tell us, that this martyrdom first of all made them seriously inquisitive into that religion, which could endue the mind with so much strength, and overcome the fear of death, nay, raise an earnest desire of it, though it appeared in all its terrors. Addis.

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1. seriously

   Seriously is an adverb that means in a solemn or considered manner. It indicates that something is not a joke or play, rather earnest, important, or grave. It can also refer to acting or speaking sincerely and in earnest, or indicate a high degree or considerable extent.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SERIOUSLY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1874

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SERIOUSLY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1562

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SERIOUSLY' in Adverbs Frequency: #156

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How to pronounce SERIOUSLY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SERIOUSLY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SERIOUSLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SERIOUSLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of SERIOUSLY in a Sentence

1. Jaimie Fuller:

   It's hard to take seriously a reform committee of FIFA that is full of football and Olympic insiders and officials, all of whom have an implicit conflict of interest through their roles as well as a vested interest in maintaining as much of the status quo as they can get away with.

2. Jen Smyers:

   We're certainly heartened to hear that the administration is taking very seriously their commitment and their responsibility, (But) the reality is that while the U.S. actually meeting its goal is certainly encouraging, we're still not resettling as many refugees as we should be.

3. Marie Harf:

   Obviously, we take very seriously any threats to U.S. citizens, to U.S. companies, regardless of what that threat looks like.

4. Gary Briggs:

   We're in this part of the state that is slowly dying, because no one's taking us seriously, i tell my grandkids as soon as you get out, leave this area, go somewhere where there's water, because this place is dying.

5. Bill Crandall:

   Dad was a humble man, he was just a good man, a good example of what a man should be. He treated everybody fairly. He didn’t take his celebrity seriously at all.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SERIOUSLY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Seriously
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SERIOUSLY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=SERIOUSLY