seriously
In a serious or literal manner.
Adverb 4 meanings
In a serious or literal manner.
“He was hoping that we would take him seriously.”
Gravely; deeply; very much.
“That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say.”
Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation.
“Now, seriously, why did you forget to feed the cat today?”
Used to call back to a previous point, in disbelief or for emphasis.
“You baked ten (10) cakes. Seriously, why did you do that?”
Etymology
From Middle English seriously, sereously, ceryously, seryowslech (“earnestly”), equivalent to serious + -ly.
SERIOUSLY at a glance
SERIOUSLY has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 + L 1 + Y 4) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,196 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with seriously
All rhymes- PREVIOUSLY18
- OBVIOUSLY17
- SIMULTANEOUSLY19
- CONTINUOUSLY17
- UNANIMOUSLY16
- RIDICULOUSLY18
- CONSCIOUSLY18
- FAMOUSLY16
- EXPRESSLY21
- DANGEROUSLY16
- ENDLESSLY13
- ANONYMOUSLY19
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