seriously

Adverb

• in a serious manner
  • "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"
• to a severe or serious degree
  • "was seriously ill"

Adv

• In a serious or literal manner.
• Gravely; deeply; very much.
• Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation.
• Used to call back to a previous point, in disbelief or for emphasis.
• In an extreme or major way; majorly.

Examples

• "He was hoping that we would take him seriously."
• "Jimmy jokingly called Bob a doofus. Bob took the insult seriously."
• "Now, seriously, why did you forget to feed the cat today?"
• "That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say."
• "Unless you're seriously strapped (armed), you're about to be not okay too."
• "You baked ten (10) cakes. Seriously, why did you do that?"

Synonyms

badly, earnestly, gravely, in earnest, no kidding, no really, real talk, severely