Antonyms for seriously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : seer-ee-uh s-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪər i əs li


Definition of seriously

Origin :
  • c.1500, from serious + -ly (2). To take (something) seriously is from 1782.
  • adv not humorously
  • adv dangerously, critically
Example sentences :
  • Even in antiquity the wiseacres took our royal buffoon too seriously.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • Demarest was seriously disturbed by the situation that had developed.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • His lower orders are all food for comedy or farce: he will not treat them seriously.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • He was seriously injured, but was stated in a London paper of August 21 to be out of danger.
  • Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
  • He was seriously wounded, and fell into the hands of the enemy.
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • “I am seriously ill,” he muttered to himself with scientific insight.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • My reading in the bible, now, was not for the stories, but seriously to improve my mind and morals.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • "I agree with you that the sooner you get home the better," he said, seriously.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Seriously, Belinda, is it my fancy, or is not Clarence wonderfully changed?
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • "I should not think you would want to do that," said the girl, seriously.
  • Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells

Synonyms for seriously

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