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seriously

/ˈsɪɹ.i.əs.li/adverb4 syllables

Seriously means: to a severe or serious degree.

Synonyms for seriously8

adverb, as in to a severe or serious degree

badly, severely, gravely

adverb, as in in a serious manner

earnestly, in earnest

also used for seriously

no really, no kidding, real talk

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What does seriously mean?2

adverb

1

to a severe or serious degree“fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”

2

in a serious manner“talking earnestly with his son”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with seriously?1

five syllables

mysteriously
Show 1 near rhymes
materially

Seriously in a sentence

  • If we don't take the threat of meteor strikes seriously, we will all die.mailohilohi
  • If we don't take the threat of meteor strikes seriously, we'll all die.mailohilohi
  • Though seriously injured, he managed to get to a telephone.CM
  • Love should be taken seriously, but not tragically.carlosalberto
  • Seriously, don't make me fart on your soup.Eccles17
  • They say you shouldn't take rumors seriously, but that's easier said than done.CM
  • At least three hundred people have been injured, thirty of them seriously.CK
  • So, players were often seriously injured and sometimes even killed in these rough games.Zifre

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