seriously

From Wiktionary

Word parts[change]

serious + -ly

Pronunciation[change]

  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˈsɪəri.əsli/
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˈsɪri.əsli/ or /ˈsiri.əsli/
  • (file)

Adverb[change]

Positive
seriously

Comparative
more seriously

Superlative
most seriously

  1. You use seriously to show that you are not joking.
    Seriously, I talked to the president this morning.
  2. You use seriously to ask if something is true.
    "I got up at 4:00 this morning." "Seriously?"
  3. If you take something seriously, you believe it.
    It's hard to take him seriously, when he's always laughing.

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