seriously

adverb/ˈsɪriəsli/

Frequency rank: #951 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

In a serious way; in a way that should be taken as important.

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Example sentence

Are you seriously thinking about quitting your job?

Synonyms & related words

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