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ADVERB (2)

1. in a serious manner;
- Example: "talking earnestly with his son"
- Example: "she started studying snakes in earnest"
- Example: "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"
[syn: seriously, earnestly, in earnest]

2. to a severe or serious degree;
- Example: "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"
- Example: "badly injured"
- Example: "a severely impaired heart"
- Example: "is gravely ill"
- Example: "was seriously ill"
[syn: badly, severely, gravely, seriously]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Serious \Se"ri*ous\, a. [L. serius: cf. F. s['e]rieux, LL.
   seriosus.]
   1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful;
      solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
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            He is always serious, yet there is about his manner
            a graceful ease.                      --Macaulay.
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   2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not
      jesting or deceiving. --Beaconsfield.
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   3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.
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            The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most
            serious things in the world.          --Young.
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   4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger;
      as, a serious injury.
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   Syn: Grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See
        Grave.
        [1913 Webster] -- Se"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
        Se"ri*ous*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

seriously
    adv 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" [syn:
           seriously, earnestly, in earnest]
    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" [syn: badly,
       severely, gravely, seriously]