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seriously
[
seer
-ee-
uh
s-lee
]
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se·ri·ous·ly
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ˈsɪər
i
əs
li
/
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[
seer
-ee-
uh
s-lee
]
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adverb
1.
in a
serious
manner:
He shook his head seriously.
2.
to an alarmingly grave extent:
seriously ill.
3.
with genuine, earnest intent; sincerely:
Seriously, kids, we have to get home before dark.
Origin:
1500–10;
serious
+
-ly
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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All it has to do is take these protests as
seriously
as they deserve to be taken.
Kennan took
seriously
the charge that he must become a scholar.
Investors have suddenly started taking nanotechnology
seriously
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All it has to do is take these protests as
seriously
as they deserve to be taken.
Kennan took
seriously
the charge that he must become a scholar.
Investors have suddenly started taking nanotechnology
seriously
.
Urban expansion and intensive commercial logging
seriously
threaten the native habitats of this ecoregion.
But if you try to talk to him, it will quickly become obvious that something is
seriously
wrong.
Naples is the traditional home of pizza and a place where people take their food
seriously
.
The shabby chic table opposite, for instance, is in my zip code range and
seriously
tempting.
WikiLeaks isn't alone in wanting to
seriously
safeguard its stuff.
And he indicated that he hoped that any further iteration of a settlement would deal with those issues more
seriously
.
Japan is starting to take its security responsibilities
seriously
.
Up and down the eastern seaboard, local officials are taking the blackout threat
seriously
.
The mammalian heart may possess the ability to renew
seriously
damaged tissue, researchers say.
It may not prevent all attacks and deaths, but it can
seriously
help reduce the numbers.
Heavier freezes may
seriously
damage or kill plants in some but not all winters.
Fit has become one
seriously
over-determined signifier, co-opted so often and for such disparate ends as to become meaningless.
If businesspeople should take art more
seriously
, artists too should take business more
seriously
.
Its inscriptions have been
seriously
damaged, likely as a result of an attack against the city.
Wheeler was one of the first prominent physicists
seriously
to propose that reality might not be a wholly physical phenomenon.
Smaller, more numerous carnivores would have
seriously
limited its feeding opportunities.
They look great together and
seriously
couldn't have been any easier to grow.
Many of the comments echoed one another, and they need to be taken
seriously
.
The gigantic problem with cyber crime is that no-one seems to take it
seriously
.
Fortunately, many clothing manufacturers take environmental issues
seriously
enough to seek out materials.
By the sounds of it, they're lucky people weren't
seriously
injured.
The practice of the time when people were
seriously
ill.
Destroy any lilies that have mottled leaves or are
seriously
stunted.
Now, his critics fear, no one will take it
seriously
.
Many of these aquatic monsters are thought to be
seriously
threatened by overfishing and habitat destruction.
It's time for rational minded scientists to start
seriously
challenging the ideas behind modern synthetic theory.
Nursery pansies are tempting me
seriously
this year, too.
The roof leaks even more
seriously
during the next storm.
The report cites numerous examples of nature reserves whose purpose of wildlife protection is being
seriously
undermined.
Be realistic and people will take you much more
seriously
.
In climates where it winters over, look for it to grow up to eight feet,
seriously
.
Sure, but when we're talking existential threats, even miniscule ones have to be taken
seriously
.
Lions outside the protection of national parks and reserves, where tourists usually see them, are
seriously
threatened.
Nobody who takes this report
seriously
can easily argue for doing nothing.
Hyacinth, red-fronted, and blue-throated macaws are
seriously
endangered.
Swordfish and hake fisheries also
seriously
affect albatrosses.
At some point every ultramarathon trail runner has to
seriously
ask that question-and answer with an affirmative.
The result is
seriously
depleted soil, excess agricultural run-off, and foods with decreased nutritional content.
Birkinshaw said younger vegetation may be more
seriously
impacted by fire.
Gorman of this place was
seriously
injured last night during a game of basket ball between two teams composed largely of.
It is an unfortunate fact that many students, even good ones, plagiarize or are
seriously
tempted to do.
Over time, your upholstery absorbs those scents and can start to
seriously
stink.
Human microbiota could be behind why deficient diets leave only some children
seriously
ill.
Higher-education leaders may disparage popular rankings of universities, but plenty of people take them
seriously
.
The report suggests endocrine disruptors are now widespread in many animals and can
seriously
harm populations.
Scientists are taking that possibility
seriously
and are looking beyond our planet for evidence of extraterrestrials.
Fortunately no one was injured, although many properties were
seriously
damaged.
Scoffers may think the trading of carbon emissions cannot be taken
seriously
as a.
It's hard to take you
seriously
when it's nearly impossible to find your voice amidst all the articles.
They were forced, usually by law, to take the safety of the public more
seriously
.
She started taking music
seriously
in the late-'90s.
Just what those limits might be have not yet been
seriously
addressed by science.
And it's
seriously
considering an idea that's long been a pipe dream.
Students will take student evaluatons
seriously
if they know that administators and faculty take them
seriously
.
When you are
seriously
rich it is hard to spend all your money, but some creative people will help you try.
Should that future arrive, the society reluctantly recommends
seriously
considering the following five global-cooling ideas.
They were promoted by a one or a few imaginative folks and not taken
seriously
by the scientific community.
All were forced at last to take the listeners' views
seriously
.
The size of a group was no longer a guarantee of success, and the potential of being
seriously
wounded or killed increased.
Corrupted or expunged data has
seriously
limited value since any conclusions derived from it must be suspect.
If people think that chimps make good pets-which is
seriously
misguided.
In my department, it's extremely
seriously
forbidden.
Nobody was
seriously
hurt, but the police apparently did nothing despite repeated requests for help.
Here are all the gotta-get-it items for
seriously
savvy outdoor fanatics.
Wigler and colleagues are
seriously
looking at the problem coming with the cancer genetics experience.
If you really get offended by a drawing on another persons body then you need to
seriously
get some focus in life.
He has good looks, affability and an endearing tendency not to take himself too
seriously
.
Our society is
seriously
mentally ill with respect to hemp.
As to the minority who
seriously
overdo it, research suggests that they display addictive behaviour in other ways too.
But it is worrying that anyone took it
seriously
at all:.
Four hospitals in the city were
seriously
damaged by the storm, and the roof was torn off a nursing home, she said.
It's important to take your child's nutrition
seriously
.
Nobody knows whether she
seriously
intends to join the race or, if she does, how
seriously
to take her.
Despite official doubts that uncontacted tribes exist, oil companies apparently take threats of encounters
seriously
.
Every business needs to take resource productivity as
seriously
as it takes labour productivity.
Several drinks later, the bottle of vodka is
seriously
depleted.
And no, no one tried
seriously
to integrate the tech on gaming products for number of reasons.
Non-executive directors take their task more
seriously
than ever before.
But every hospital that has treated people
seriously
ill with avian flu has recorded shocking death rates.
Sound practices would include
seriously
investing in the general welfare and protection of local communities.
Less then a year later on their journey home, the child encountered more danger when he became
seriously
ill.
Longley was
seriously
burned and incapacitated for six days by a premature explosion of an ounce of powder".
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
seriously
(ˈsɪərɪəslɪ)
—
adv
1.
in a serious manner or to a serious degree
2.
informal
extremely or remarkably:
seriously tall
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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