seriously

Words with a similar base: seriously

'seriously'

[seriously.r.01] as in: in a serious manner

Examples:
talking earnestly with his son
she started studying snakes in earnest
a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce

'seriously'

[badly.r.01] as in: to a severe or serious degree

Examples:
fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated
badly injured
a severely impaired heart
is gravely ill
was seriously ill

Origins

					seriously (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── serious (English)
    └── seryows (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── serieux (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
            └── seriosus (Latin)
                └── serius (Latin)

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