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English Dictionary: seriously	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seriously adv in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce" Synonym(s): seriously, earnestly, in earnest to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" Synonym(s): badly, severely, gravely, seriously
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serious \Se"rious\, a. [L. serius: cf. F. s[82]rieux, LL. seriosus.] 1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile. He is always serious, yet there is about his manner a graceful ease. --Macaulay. 2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving. --Beaconsfield. 3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave. The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most serious things in the world. --Young. 4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury. Syn: Grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See {Grave}. -- {Se"riously}, adv. -- {Se"rious*ness}, n.