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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