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Seriously

//ˈsɪɹ.i.əs li// adv, slang

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a serious or literal manner.

    "He was hoping that we would take him seriously."

  2. 2
    Gravely; deeply; very much.

    "That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say."

  3. 3
    Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation.

    "Now, seriously, why did you forget to feed the cat today?"

  4. 4
    Used to call back to a previous point, in disbelief or for emphasis.

    "You baked ten (10) cakes. Seriously, why did you do that?"

  5. 5
    In an extreme or major way; majorly. informal

    "Unless you're seriously strapped (armed), you're about to be not okay too."

Adverb
  1. 1
    to a severe or serious degree wordnet
  2. 2
    in a serious manner wordnet

Etymology

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

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