Meaning of seriously In English

• 0 badly or severely:

  • Badly cooked shellfish can make you seriously ill.

  • He wasn't seriously injured - he just got a few cuts and bruises.

• 1 in a serious way, not joking:

  • Seriously now, did he really say that or are you just being silly?

  • You're not seriously thinking of leaving, are you?

• 2 to consider a person, subject, or situation to be important or dangerous and worth your attention or respect:

  • The police have to take any terrorist threat seriously.

  • You don't take anything seriously, do you? It's all one big joke to you.

  • She's sick of being seen as a sex symbol and wants to be taken seriously as an actress.

  • These young actors take themselves so seriously!

• 3 very:

  • They do some seriously good desserts there.

  • That boy is seriously stupid.