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1. seriously
adverb. ['ˈsɪriːəsli'] in a serious manner.
Synonyms
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- serious (English)
- seryows (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Seriously
- mysteriously
Sentences with seriously
1. Adverb
The more information you have to support your allegations, the more seriously the issue will be taken.
Quotes about seriously
1. With Portlandia, I don't think our intention is always to find something funny. Sometimes the humor comes from taking something really seriously. We're okay with making somebody feel uncomfortable or uneasy.
- Carrie Brownstein
2. Humor and laughter - not necessarily derogatory derision - are my pet tools. This may come from my general philosophy of never taking the world too seriously - for fear of dying of boredom.
- Marcel Duchamp
3. We do not take humor seriously enough.
- Konrad Lorenz