Associations to the word «Seriously»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
- Wound
- Injure
- Damage
- Underestimate
- Impair
- Hurt
- Compromise
- Hamper
- Undermine
- Harm
- Deplete
- Impede
- Endanger
- Contemplate
- Affect
- Curtail
- Doubt
- Hospitalize
- Challenge
- Weaken
- Impact
- Disrupt
- Derail
- Threaten
- Degrade
- Menace
- Deteriorate
- Interfere
- Erode
- Consider
- Joke
- Question
- Distort
- Treat
- Annoy
- Take
- Reconsider
- Entertain
- Displease
- Hinder
- Disturb
- Collide
- Delay
- Err
- Evacuate
- Ponder
- Offend
- Limit
- Obstruct
- Kill
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.