Associations to the word «Seriously»

Wiktionary

SERIOUSLY, adverb. (manner) In a serious or literal manner.
SERIOUSLY, adverb. (speech act) Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation
SERIOUSLY, adverb. (speech act) Used to call back to a previous point, either in disbelief or emphasis

Dictionary definition

SERIOUSLY, adverb. In a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce".
SERIOUSLY, adverb. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats