seriously
//ˈsɪə.ɹi.əs.li//
Forms
- Comparative
- more seriously
- Superlative
- most seriously
Definitions
1.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.
- Jeremy, meanwhile, was the fun-lover, like me, who didn't always take it too seriously.
2.Gravely; deeply; very much.
- That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say.
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.Used to call back to a previous point, in disbelief or for emphasis.
- You baked ten (10) cakes. Seriously, why did you do that?
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1479
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Italic *sēros
Latin sērus
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
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Proto-Indo-European *swer-
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *swerjos?
Latin sērius