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Definition of Seriously
1. Adverb. In a serious manner. "A play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"
2. Adverb. To a severe or serious degree. "Was seriously ill"
Definition of Seriously
1. Adverb. (context: manner) In a serious or literal manner. ¹
2. Adverb. (context: speech act) (non-gloss definition Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Seriously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seriously
Literary usage of Seriously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon (1921)
"THE CRUSADES BUT ALL THESE DIFFERENT QUARRELS WERE FORGOTTEN WHEN THE TURKS TOOK
THE HOLY LAND, DESECRATED THE HOLY PLACES AND INTERFERED seriously WITH THE ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Then, when he found that the Lords meant to investigate them seriously, he
collapsed and offered no defense. He was fined £40000, imprisoned and banished ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Manifestly medicine was taken very seriously. The preliminary education was
excellent and the medical training thorough. ..."
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