'Seriously' definitions:
Definition of 'seriously'
(from WordNet)
adverb
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]
adverb
Definition of 'Seriously'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- He is always serious, yet there is about his manner a graceful ease. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving. --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave. [1913 Webster]
- The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most serious things in the world. --Young. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See Grave. [1913 Webster] -- {Se"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Se"ri*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'seriously'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actively,
- actually,
- all joking aside,
- ardently,
- assuredly,
- badly,
- bec et ongles,
- candidly,
- certainly,
- clearly,
- committedly,
- critically,
- dangerously,
- decidedly,
- decisively,
- decorously,
- demonstrably,
- demurely,
- deplorably,
- determinedly,
- devotedly,
- devoutly,
- down,
- earnestly,
- fervently,
- fervidly,
- firmly,
- fixedly,
- for a certainty,
- for real,
- formally,
- gravely,
- grimly,
- hammer and tongs,
- heart and soul,
- heartily,
- heatedly,
- honestly,
- impassionedly,
- in all conscience,
- in all seriousness,
- in earnest,
- in good earnest,
- indeed,
- indubitably,
- inflexibly,
- intensely,
- intently,
- like a bulldog,
- like a leech,
- manifestly,
- noticeably,
- observably,
- obstinately,
- obviously,
- openly,
- passionately,
- patently,
- perfervidly,
- perseveringly,
- persistently,
- positively,
- purposefully,
- quite,
- really,
- relentlessly,
- resolutely,
- resolvedly,
- sedately,
- sensibly,
- severely,
- sincerely,
- singlemindedly,
- sober-mindedly,
- soberly,
- sobersidedly,
- solemnly,
- somberly,
- staidly,
- staunchly,
- steadfastly,
- steadily,
- tenaciously,
- thoughtfully,
- tooth and nail,
- truly,
- unambiguously,
- undeniably,
- unmistakably,
- unquestioningly,
- unswervingly,
- unyieldingly,
- vehemently,
- verily,
- very,
- vigorously,
- visibly,
- wholeheartedly,
- with a will,
- with constancy,
- with total dedication,
- without doubt,
- zealously