seriously meaning and definition

SERIOUSLY adverb

Definition of seriously (adverb)

1. in a serious manner
   • "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"
   • synonyms: earnestly, in earnest
2. 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"
   • synonyms: badly, gravely, severely