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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Serious \Se"ri*ous\, a. [L. serius: cf. F. s['e]rieux, LL.
     seriosus.]
     1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful;
        solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He is always serious, yet there is about his manner
              a graceful ease.                      --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not
        jesting or deceiving. --Beaconsfield.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most
              serious things in the world.          --Young.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger;
        as, a serious injury.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See
          Grave.
          [1913 Webster] -- Se"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
          Se"ri*ous*ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Serious \Se"ri*ous\, a. [L. serius: cf. F. s['e]rieux, LL.
     seriosus.]
     1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful;
        solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
  
              He is always serious, yet there is about his manner
              a graceful ease.                      --Macaulay.
  
     2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not
        jesting or deceiving. --Beaconsfield.
  
     3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.
  
              The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most
              serious things in the world.          --Young.
  
     4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger;
        as, a serious injury.
  
     Syn: Grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See
          Grave. -- Se"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Se"ri*ous*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  seriously
       adv 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" [syn: 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"
          [syn: badly, severely, gravely]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seriously
     adv.
     1 (lb en manner) In a serious or literal manner.
     2 Gravely; deeply; very much.
     3 (non-gloss definition: Used to attempt to introduce a serious point
  in a less serious conversation.)
     4 (non-gloss definition: Used to call back to a previous point, in
  disbelief or for emphasis.)
     5 (lb en informal) In an extreme or major way; majorly

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  seriously
     adv.
     1 (lb en manner) In a serious or literal manner.
     2 Gravely; deeply; very much.
     3 (non-gloss definition: Used to attempt to introduce a serious point
  in a less serious conversation.)
     4 (non-gloss definition: Used to call back to a previous point, in
  disbelief or for emphasis.)
     5 (lb en informal) In an extreme or major way; majorly

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  seriously
     adv.
     1 (lb en manner) In a serious or literal manner.
     2 Gravely; deeply; very much.
     3 (non-gloss definition: Used to attempt to introduce a serious point
  in a less serious conversation.)
     4 (non-gloss definition: Used to call back to a previous point, in
  disbelief or for emphasis.)
     5 (lb en informal) In an extreme or major way; majorly

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  seriously
     adv.
     1 (lb en manner) In a serious or literal manner.
     2 Gravely; deeply; very much.
     3 (non-gloss definition: Used to attempt to introduce a serious point
  in a less serious conversation.)
     4 (non-gloss definition: Used to call back to a previous point, in
  disbelief or for emphasis.)
     5 (lb en informal) In an extreme or major way; majorly

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seriously
     Englanti adv.
     vakavasti, tosissaan, vakavissaan

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  seriously
     Engelska adv.
     (avledning en serious adj); allvarligt, seriöst

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Seriously /sˈiəɹiəsli/
  بجدية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  seriously //ˈsiɹi.əsli// //ˈsɪəɹi.əsli// //ˈsɪɹi.əsli// 
  серио́зно
  in a serious or literal manner

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  seriously /sˈiəɹiəsli/
  vážně

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  seriously /sˈiəɹiəsli/
  skutečně

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  seriously /sˈiəɹiəsli/
  ernst 
        "But seriously …"  - Aber mal im Ernst, …
        "Are you seriously claiming that …?"  - Willst du ernsthaft behaupten, dass …?
        "He is seriously claiming / trying to tell us that the problems are all the fault of the media."  - Er behauptet allen Ernstes, dass an allen Problemen die Medien schuld sind.

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  seriously /sˈiəɹiəsli/
  
  σοβαρά, βαριά

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  seriously //ˈsiɹi.əsli// //ˈsɪəɹi.əsli// //ˈsɪɹi.əsli// 
  vakavasti, tosissaan, vakavissaan
  in a serious or literal manner

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  seriously /sˈiəɹiəsli/ 
  1. गंभीर रुप से
        "Teacher wants their student to attend the class seriously."

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  seriously //ˈsiɹi.əsli// //ˈsɪəɹi.əsli// //ˈsɪɹi.əsli// 
  まじ, 真剣, 真面目
  in a serious or literal manner

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  seriously //ˈsiɹi.əsli// //ˈsɪəɹi.əsli// //ˈsɪɹi.əsli// 
  seriøst, serr
  speech-act

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  seriously /ˈsɪərɪəslɪ/ 
    poważnie

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  seriously /sˈiəɹiəsli/ 
  seriamente

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  seriously //ˈsiɹi.əsli// //ˈsɪəɹi.əsli// //ˈsɪɹi.əsli// 
  seriöst, allvarligt
  in a serious or literal manner

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsɪɹiəsɫi/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  103 Moby Thesaurus words for "seriously":
     actively, actually, all joking aside, ardently, assuredly, badly,
     bec et ongles, candidly, certainly, clearly, committedly,
     critically, dangerously, decidedly, decisively, decorously,
     demonstrably, demurely, deplorably, determinedly, devotedly,
     devoutly, down, earnestly, fervently, fervidly, firmly, fixedly,
     for a certainty, for real, formally, gravely, grimly,
     hammer and tongs, heart and soul, heartily, heatedly, honestly,
     impassionedly, in all conscience, in all seriousness, in earnest,
     in good earnest, indeed, indubitably, inflexibly, intensely,
     intently, like a bulldog, like a leech, manifestly, noticeably,
     observably, obstinately, obviously, openly, passionately, patently,
     perfervidly, perseveringly, persistently, positively, purposefully,
     quite, really, relentlessly, resolutely, resolvedly, sedately,
     sensibly, severely, sincerely, singlemindedly, sober-mindedly,
     soberly, sobersidedly, solemnly, somberly, staidly, staunchly,
     steadfastly, steadily, tenaciously, thoughtfully, tooth and nail,
     truly, unambiguously, undeniably, unmistakably, unquestioningly,
     unswervingly, unyieldingly, vehemently, verily, very, vigorously,
     visibly, wholeheartedly, with a will, with constancy,
     with total dedication, without doubt, zealously
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  ad.严肃; 严重, 重大

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     ad. 严肃地,认真地

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