seriously

4 definitions • 7 examples

badly or severely:

Badly cooked shellfish can make you seriously ill.

He wasn't seriously injured - he just got a few cuts and bruises.

in a serious way, not joking:

Seriously now, did he really say that or are you just being silly?

You're not seriously thinking of leaving, are you?

to consider a person, subject, or situation to be important or dangerous and worth your attention or respect:

The police have to take any terrorist threat seriously.

very:

They do some seriously good desserts there.

That boy is seriously stupid.