seriouslyadv.²

Brit.

/ˈsɪərɪəsli/, U.S.

/ˈsɪriəsli/

Forms: late Middle English ceriously, late Middle English ceryously, late Middle English seryowslech, late Middle English–1500s sereously, 1500s– seriously, 1600s seriouslie; also Scottish pre-1700 cerryosly, pre-1700 sereously, pre-1700 seriouslie, pre-1700 seriuslie.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin seriose , -ly suffix², serious adj.²

Etymology: In early use apparently < post-classical Latin seriose earnestly, attentively, intently (10th cent.; from 14th cent. in British sources; < seriosus serious adj.² + classical Latin -ē , suffix forming adverbs) + -ly suffix². In later use < serious adj.² + -ly suffix². Compare Middle French serieusement , French sérieusement (1378). Compare slightly earlier seriously adv.¹

a. In a grave, solemn, or serious manner; with earnest thought or application; with serious intent, in earnest; not lightly, superficially, or in jest.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [adverb]

highlyOE

deeplyc1300

solemnlya1325

sadlya1375

soberly1382

demurelyc1400

sadc1400

seriouslyc1425

solemnya1470

murely1474

solemnedlyc1480

solenny1480

in (good, sober, serious) sadness1545

gravely1553

staidly1571

solemniouslya1578

solidly1632

in sad earnest1637

ponderously1637

in jest-earnest1642

in all seriousness1679

joking apart1745

unhumorously1768

solidly1799

in sober earnest1836

mirthlessly1853

votively1857

smilelessly1869

unmirthfully1872

unsmilingly1879

inhumorously1898

soberingly1923

straightfacedly1977

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) v. l. 1975 (MED) Þer ȝe may it se, Whan-so-euere þat ȝour leyser be Ceriously þe story for to rede.

1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Aiv Tho dayes y^t by y^e chirche were appoynted she kept them diligently & sereously.

1576 A. Fleming tr. in Panoplie Epist. Argt. 211 Pythagoras..first toucheth the condition and estate of him, whether seriously or sportingly, it is vncertaine.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 80 If seriously I may conuay my thoughts In this my light deliuerance.

1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 15 It is absurd..to call a thing seriously (for in mockery indeed sometime we doe) by the name of some other thing.

1662 G. Carew Fraud & Violence Discovered sig. C King Charles the First..most seriously considering that Trade and Navigation was a principal means to bring Honour and Wealth to His Kingdomes.

1700 J. Dryden Fables Pref. sig. *D In sum, I seriously protest, that no Man ever had..a greater Veneration for Chaucer, than my self.

1760 Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 187 There are even mechanicians..who seriously doubt, whether the fire engine is anywise useful.

1794 F. Burney Let. 22 Mar. (1905) V. 240 To give you some idea how seriously he studies.

1843 Congress. Globe 19 Jan. 159/1 If the scheme were not too laughingly absurd to spend time in arguing about it seriously.

1878 Argosy Jan. 58 Rudolph is very much vexed..and is going to speak seriously to him on the subject.

1904 Methodist Rev. Sept. 707 And is it seriously insisted that this being,..man, is the product of evolution?

1970 O. Acosta Let. 11 Jan. in H. S. Thompson Fear & Loathing in Amer. (2000) 254 And do you seriously believe that a ranch, however big, would satisfy me?

2000 R. J. Evans Entertainment vii. 91 She nodded seriously.

2005 Wired Oct. 102/3 I never imagined I'd want such a thing, but I'm seriously thinking about getting one.

b. As a sentence adverb, emphasizing the sincerity or importance of a statement or question: really, in all seriousness.Often used to introduce a serious tone to a previously light-hearted or superficial context.Also used as a question, to query or confirm the truth of a foregoing statement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb]

mid or with (‥) soothc888

soothfastlya890

soothfastc950

rightOE

yeaOE

soothlyOE

soothOE

trulyc1225

soothrightc1275

purec1300

verament1303

verily1303

purelyc1325

verimentc1325

indeedc1330

veirec1330

soothfully1340

faithlyc1350

of very (due) right?a1366

leallya1375

amenc1384

in soothnessc1386

verya1387

in certaina1400

truea1400

without(en) wougha1400

in veirec1400

in deedc1405

without famec1430

in veramentc1450

utterlyc1460

veritably1481

veritable1490

voirably1501

seriously1644

quite1736

quite1881

1644 R. Symonds Diary (1859) 67 Except here and there an officer, (and seriously I saw not above three or four that looked like a gentleman).

1691 T. D'Urfey Love for Money i. i. 10 Nay seriously the Fellow ought to be punish'd, that's the truth on't.

1785 L. MacNally Fashionable Levities i. 15 Seriously, I love the girl as I love my life.

1848 L. P. R. Fenwock de Porquet New Ital. & Eng. Conversat. 89 Mr. Morel.—War is declared. Mr. L.—What! seriously?

1872 J. Ruskin Eagle's Nest §104 Quite seriously, all the vital functions..rise and set with the sun.

1907 H. Wyndham Flare of Footlights xxiii. 207 Seriously, though, what ought I to do?

1943 J. R. R. Tolkien Let. 9 Dec. (1995) 65 But seriously: I do find this Americo-cosmopolitanism very terrifying.

1998 N. Hornby About Boy (1999) xiii. 90 ‘OK then.’ ‘Seriously?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Good man.’

2007 A. Johnson Little Bk. Big Excuses iv. 67 I got a black eye once from walking into a door. Seriously.

a. To a significant degree or extent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb]

stronglyeOE

felec950

strongeOE

highlyOE

highOE

greatlya1200

stourlya1225

greata1325

dreec1330

deeplya1400

mightya1400

dreichlyc1400

mighty?a1425

sorec1440

mainlyc1450

greatumly1456

madc1487

profoundly1489

stronglya1492

muchwhata1513

shrewlya1529

heapa1547

vengeance?1548

sorely1562

smartlyc1580

mightly1582

mightily1587

violently1601

intensively1604

almightily1612

violent1629

seriously1643

intensely1646

importunately1660

shrewdly1664

gey1686

sadly1738

plenty1775

vitally1787

substantively1795

badly1813

far1814

heavily1819

serious1825

measurably1834

dearly1843

bally1939

majorly1955

sizzlingly1956

majorly1978

fecking1983

1643 A. Jackson Help Understanding Script. xi. 477 They should be seriously affected with the recitall of these great things,..because they had been eye-witnesses of them.

1662 Duchess of Newcastle Several Wits iii. xviii, in Playes Written 97 What, are you seriously angry; Nay, then 'tis time to leave you.

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation lii. 524 Such which he never thought..would be seriously opposed.

1765 R. Rigby in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1843) I. 365 I should be seriously sorry that March should suffer for want of attention to his master.

1825 W. Scott Talisman iii, in Tales Crusaders III. 74 ‘Help, Nazarene!’ cried Sheerkohf, now seriously alarmed.

1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. iv. 59 The Earl fell more seriously than before under the Queen's anger.

1882 Ballou's Monthly Mag. July 25/2 She was..so unsystematic as to seriously inconvenience us.

1910 H. Frost Art of Roadmaking ii. ix. 193 Such a road is not seriously damaged by rain and melting snows.

1966 Pop. Mech. Jan. 91/1 The Concorde may encounter problems that could seriously delay its optimistic schedule.

2004 Which? July 9/1 Restless legs might sound trivial or amusing. But..the condition..can..seriously affect quality of life.

b. With reference to illness, injury, etc.: so as to cause alarm; dangerously.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > gravely or seriously

gravously1548

heavy1563

capitally1606

seriously1770

au sérieux1836

au grand sérieux1849

gravely1885

1770 W. J. Mickle Voltaire in Shades 173 The fool who throws fire-bands [sic]..pretends it was only in sport; but others are seriously hurt by his amusement.

1788 tr. C. M. Dupaty Trav. Italy xlviii. 143 As soon as any person..is seriously ill, they send for the Bambino.

1886 Act 49 & 50 Vict. c. 55 Preamble The health of many young persons employed in shops..is seriously injured by reason of the length of the period of employment.

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xxv. 419 ‘Now, Nurse,’ he whispered, ‘please tell me your opinion. Do you consider that she is very seriously ill?’

1977 Financial Times 9 Mar. 1/3 The new note on the packet will read: ‘HM Government Health Department's Warning: Cigarettes can seriously damage your health.’

1992 Sun 16 Sept. 2/6 A mercy flight bringing 68 seriously-wounded refugees from Bosnia.

2008 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Mar. d1/1 Medications..that, when given in the wrong dose,..have the highest risk of seriously harming or even killing a patient.

c. colloquial (originally U.S.). As an intensifier, qualifying an adjective: very, really; extremely, substantially.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > very

tooc888

swith971

wellOE

fullOE

rightc1175

muchc1225

wellac1275

gainlya1375

endlyc1440

hard?1440

very1448

odda1500

great1535

jolly1549

fellc1600

veryvery1649

gooda1655

vastly1664

strange1667

bloody1676

ever so1686

heartily1727

real1771

precious1775

quarely1805

murry1818

très1819

freely1820

powerfula1822

gurt1824

almighty1830

heap1832

all-fired1833

gradely1850

real1856

bonny1857

heavens1858

veddy1859

canny1867

some1867

oh-so1881

storming1883

spanking1886

socking1896

hefty1898

velly1898

fair dinkum1904

plurry1907

Pygmalion1914

dinkum1915

beaucoup1918

dirty1920

molto1923

snorting1924

honking1929

hellishing1931

thumpingly1948

way1965

mega1966

mondo1968

seriously1970

totally1972

mucho1978

stonking1990

1970 Billboard 3 Oct. 28/3 Paulson, a seriously good player, and the rest of the group take off beyond the confines [of rock].

1981 Washington Post 7 June k8/6 He became seriously rich, but in 1977 experienced a mid-wealth crisis.

1987 Observer 22 Feb. 53/7 The World of Interiors, where an antique curtain tassel could cost a couple of hundred. Seriously rich. Seriously cool.

1997 Shout 20 June 22/2 Sniffing glue is seriously bad news, a habit that all too often leads to death.

2010 Independent 18 Oct. 27/1 America's seriously wealthy step up the pressure on Obama.

Phrases

to take (a person or thing) seriously: to treat or regard as serious, important, or in earnest.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > be absorbed in [verb (intransitive)] > be serious about

to take (something) to hearta1375

to lay to (one's) heart1588

to take (a person or thing) seriously1655

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > be serious towards [verb (transitive)]

to lay to (one's) heart1588

to take (a person or thing) seriously1655

1655 F. G. tr. ‘G. de Scudéry’ Artamenes V. x. i. 17 Your language..will passe for such a pleasant peice of raillary, that I shall not take it seriously.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. v. v. 65 ‘Dear Mrs. Delvile,’ cried Lady Honoria, giddily, ‘you take me too seriously.’ ‘And dear Lady Honoria,’ said Mrs. Delvile, ‘I would it were possible to make you take yourself seriously.’

1889 Cornhill Mag. Dec. 573 It is really time..that you took things more seriously.

1948 ‘N. Shute’ No Highway ii. 37 ‘Did Mr. Honey take it seriously?’ she asked. ‘And how!’ I said.

2004 M. Crichton State of Fear 69 She pouted. ‘You don't take me seriously.’ She turned back into the kitchen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seriously
释义	† seriouslyadv.¹ Forms: late Middle English cereously, late Middle English ceriousli, late Middle English ceriously, late Middle English ceryously, late Middle English seriosly, late Middle English–1500s seriouslie, late Middle English–1600s seriously. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin seriose , -ly suffix². Etymology: < post-classical Latin seriose minutely, in due order or detail (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources: see seriously adv.²), used as adverb corresponding to classical Latin seriēs series n. + -ly suffix². Compare slightly later serious adj.¹ Compare also seriatim adv., seriatly adv. Obsolete. As or in a series; in order or sequence; one after another; in serial arrangement; = serially adv.In early use: †in minute detail (see the etymology). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [adverb] bedenea1300 stightly1340 ordinatelyc1384 right?a1400 seriouslyc1405 beplotmelec1440 seriatly?a1475 seriatim1495 ensuingly?1518 consequently1558 evenly1579 successantly1594 orderly1599 connectedly1823 sequently1905 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 87 Thise Marchauntz han hym told of dame Custaunce So greet noblesse in ernest ceriously [glossed .i. ceriose]. c1450 (?c1408) J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte (1901) l. 5442 There nannys [read namys] by and by Be rehersed ceriously. c1500 ( G. Ashby Prisoner's Refl. l. 313 in Poems (1899) 11 Redyng thys tretyse forth ceryously. 1513 Life Henry V (1911) 79 And 6 Earles w^th 470 speares, and 1420 archers, whose names seriouslie hereafter ensewe. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. viii. sig. Qvii^v Nowe will I procede seriously & in a due forme to speke more particulerly of these thre vertues. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads x. 361 And this (said Dolon) too (my Lords) Ile seriously unfold. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). seriouslyadv.² Brit. /ˈsɪərɪəsli/, U.S. /ˈsɪriəsli/ Forms: late Middle English ceriously, late Middle English ceryously, late Middle English seryowslech, late Middle English–1500s sereously, 1500s– seriously, 1600s seriouslie; also Scottish pre-1700 cerryosly, pre-1700 sereously, pre-1700 seriouslie, pre-1700 seriuslie. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin seriose , -ly suffix², serious adj.² Etymology: In early use apparently < post-classical Latin seriose earnestly, attentively, intently (10th cent.; from 14th cent. in British sources; < seriosus serious adj.² + classical Latin -ē , suffix forming adverbs) + -ly suffix². In later use < serious adj.² + -ly suffix². Compare Middle French serieusement , French sérieusement (1378). Compare slightly earlier seriously adv.¹ 1. a. In a grave, solemn, or serious manner; with earnest thought or application; with serious intent, in earnest; not lightly, superficially, or in jest. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [adverb] highlyOE deeplyc1300 solemnlya1325 sadlya1375 soberly1382 demurelyc1400 sadc1400 seriouslyc1425 solemnya1470 murely1474 solemnedlyc1480 solenny1480 in (good, sober, serious) sadness1545 gravely1553 staidly1571 solemniouslya1578 solidly1632 in sad earnest1637 ponderously1637 in jest-earnest1642 in all seriousness1679 joking apart1745 unhumorously1768 solidly1799 in sober earnest1836 mirthlessly1853 votively1857 smilelessly1869 unmirthfully1872 unsmilingly1879 inhumorously1898 soberingly1923 straightfacedly1977 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) v. l. 1975 (MED) Þer ȝe may it se, Whan-so-euere þat ȝour leyser be Ceriously þe story for to rede. 1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Aiv Tho dayes y^t by y^e chirche were appoynted she kept them diligently & sereously. 1576 A. Fleming tr. in Panoplie Epist. Argt. 211 Pythagoras..first toucheth the condition and estate of him, whether seriously or sportingly, it is vncertaine. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 80 If seriously I may conuay my thoughts In this my light deliuerance. View more context for this quotation 1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 15 It is absurd..to call a thing seriously (for in mockery indeed sometime we doe) by the name of some other thing. 1662 G. Carew Fraud & Violence Discovered sig. C King Charles the First..most seriously considering that Trade and Navigation was a principal means to bring Honour and Wealth to His Kingdomes. 1700 J. Dryden Fables Pref. sig. D In sum, I seriously protest, that no Man ever had..a greater Veneration for Chaucer, than my self. 1760 Philos. Trans. 1759* (Royal Soc.) 51 187 There are even mechanicians..who seriously doubt, whether the fire engine is anywise useful. 1794 F. Burney Let. 22 Mar. (1905) V. 240 To give you some idea how seriously he studies. 1843 Congress. Globe 19 Jan. 159/1 If the scheme were not too laughingly absurd to spend time in arguing about it seriously. 1878 Argosy Jan. 58 Rudolph is very much vexed..and is going to speak seriously to him on the subject. 1904 Methodist Rev. Sept. 707 And is it seriously insisted that this being,..man, is the product of evolution? 1970 O. Acosta Let. 11 Jan. in H. S. Thompson Fear & Loathing in Amer. (2000) 254 And do you seriously believe that a ranch, however big, would satisfy me? 2000 R. J. Evans Entertainment vii. 91 She nodded seriously. 2005 Wired Oct. 102/3 I never imagined I'd want such a thing, but I'm seriously thinking about getting one. b. As a sentence adverb, emphasizing the sincerity or importance of a statement or question: really, in all seriousness.Often used to introduce a serious tone to a previously light-hearted or superficial context.Also used as a question, to query or confirm the truth of a foregoing statement. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] mid or with (‥) soothc888 soothfastlya890 soothfastc950 rightOE yeaOE soothlyOE soothOE trulyc1225 soothrightc1275 purec1300 verament1303 verily1303 purelyc1325 verimentc1325 indeedc1330 veirec1330 soothfully1340 faithlyc1350 of very (due) right?a1366 leallya1375 amenc1384 in soothnessc1386 verya1387 in certaina1400 truea1400 without(en) wougha1400 in veirec1400 in deedc1405 without famec1430 in veramentc1450 utterlyc1460 veritably1481 veritable1490 voirably1501 seriously1644 quite1736 quite1881 1644 R. Symonds Diary (1859) 67 Except here and there an officer, (and seriously I saw not above three or four that looked like a gentleman). 1691 T. D'Urfey Love for Money i. i. 10 Nay seriously the Fellow ought to be punish'd, that's the truth on't. 1785 L. MacNally Fashionable Levities i. 15 Seriously, I love the girl as I love my life. 1848 L. P. R. Fenwock de Porquet New Ital. & Eng. Conversat. 89 Mr. Morel.—War is declared. Mr. L.—What! seriously? 1872 J. Ruskin Eagle's Nest §104 Quite seriously, all the vital functions..rise and set with the sun. 1907 H. Wyndham Flare of Footlights xxiii. 207 Seriously, though, what ought I to do? 1943 J. R. R. Tolkien Let. 9 Dec. (1995) 65 But seriously: I do find this Americo-cosmopolitanism very terrifying. 1998 N. Hornby About Boy (1999) xiii. 90 ‘OK then.’ ‘Seriously?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Good man.’ 2007 A. Johnson Little Bk. Big Excuses iv. 67 I got a black eye once from walking into a door. Seriously. 2. a. To a significant degree or extent. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] stronglyeOE felec950 strongeOE highlyOE highOE greatlya1200 stourlya1225 greata1325 dreec1330 deeplya1400 mightya1400 dreichlyc1400 mighty?a1425 sorec1440 mainlyc1450 greatumly1456 madc1487 profoundly1489 stronglya1492 muchwhata1513 shrewlya1529 heapa1547 vengeance?1548 sorely1562 smartlyc1580 mightly1582 mightily1587 violently1601 intensively1604 almightily1612 violent1629 seriously1643 intensely1646 importunately1660 shrewdly1664 gey1686 sadly1738 plenty1775 vitally1787 substantively1795 badly1813 far1814 heavily1819 serious1825 measurably1834 dearly1843 bally1939 majorly1955 sizzlingly1956 majorly1978 fecking1983 1643 A. Jackson Help Understanding Script. xi. 477 They should be seriously affected with the recitall of these great things,..because they had been eye-witnesses of them. 1662 Duchess of Newcastle Several Wits iii. xviii, in Playes Written 97 What, are you seriously angry; Nay, then 'tis time to leave you. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation lii. 524 Such which he never thought..would be seriously opposed. 1765 R. Rigby in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1843) I. 365 I should be seriously sorry that March should suffer for want of attention to his master. 1825 W. Scott Talisman iii, in Tales Crusaders III. 74 ‘Help, Nazarene!’ cried Sheerkohf, now seriously alarmed. 1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. iv. 59 The Earl fell more seriously than before under the Queen's anger. 1882 Ballou's Monthly Mag. July 25/2 She was..so unsystematic as to seriously inconvenience us. 1910 H. Frost Art of Roadmaking ii. ix. 193 Such a road is not seriously damaged by rain and melting snows. 1966 Pop. Mech. Jan. 91/1 The Concorde may encounter problems that could seriously delay its optimistic schedule. 2004 Which? July 9/1 Restless legs might sound trivial or amusing. But..the condition..can..seriously affect quality of life. b. With reference to illness, injury, etc.: so as to cause alarm; dangerously. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > gravely or seriously gravously1548 heavy1563 capitally1606 seriously1770 au sérieux1836 au grand sérieux1849 gravely1885 1770 W. J. Mickle Voltaire in Shades 173 The fool who throws fire-bands [sic]..pretends it was only in sport; but others are seriously hurt by his amusement. 1788 tr. C. M. Dupaty Trav. Italy xlviii. 143 As soon as any person..is seriously ill, they send for the Bambino. 1886 Act 49 & 50 Vict. c. 55 Preamble The health of many young persons employed in shops..is seriously injured by reason of the length of the period of employment. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xxv. 419 ‘Now, Nurse,’ he whispered, ‘please tell me your opinion. Do you consider that she is very seriously ill?’ 1977 Financial Times 9 Mar. 1/3 The new note on the packet will read: ‘HM Government Health Department's Warning: Cigarettes can seriously damage your health.’ 1992 Sun 16 Sept. 2/6 A mercy flight bringing 68 seriously-wounded refugees from Bosnia. 2008 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Mar. d1/1 Medications..that, when given in the wrong dose,..have the highest risk of seriously harming or even killing a patient. c. colloquial (originally U.S.). As an intensifier, qualifying an adjective: very, really; extremely, substantially. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > very tooc888 swith971 wellOE wellOE fullOE rightc1175 muchc1225 wellac1275 gainlya1375 endlyc1440 hard?1440 very1448 odda1500 great1535 jolly1549 fellc1600 veryvery1649 gooda1655 vastly1664 strange1667 bloody1676 ever so1686 heartily1727 real1771 precious1775 quarely1805 murry1818 très1819 freely1820 powerfula1822 gurt1824 almighty1830 heap1832 all-fired1833 gradely1850 real1856 bonny1857 heavens1858 veddy1859 canny1867 some1867 oh-so1881 storming1883 spanking1886 socking1896 hefty1898 velly1898 fair dinkum1904 plurry1907 Pygmalion1914 dinkum1915 beaucoup1918 dirty1920 molto1923 snorting1924 honking1929 hellishing1931 thumpingly1948 way1965 mega1966 mondo1968 seriously1970 totally1972 mucho1978 stonking1990 1970 Billboard 3 Oct. 28/3 Paulson, a seriously good player, and the rest of the group take off beyond the confines [of rock]. 1981 Washington Post 7 June k8/6 He became seriously rich, but in 1977 experienced a mid-wealth crisis. 1987 Observer 22 Feb. 53/7 The World of Interiors, where an antique curtain tassel could cost a couple of hundred. Seriously rich. Seriously cool. 1997 Shout 20 June 22/2 Sniffing glue is seriously bad news, a habit that all too often leads to death. 2010 Independent 18 Oct. 27/1 America's seriously wealthy step up the pressure on Obama. Phrases to take (a person or thing) seriously: to treat or regard as serious, important, or in earnest. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > be absorbed in [verb (intransitive)] > be serious about to take (something) to hearta1375 to lay to (one's) heart1588 to take (a person or thing) seriously1655 the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > be serious towards [verb (transitive)] to lay to (one's) heart1588 to take (a person or thing) seriously1655 1655 F. G. tr. ‘G. de Scudéry’ Artamenes V. x. i. 17 Your language..will passe for such a pleasant peice of raillary, that I shall not take it seriously. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. v. v. 65 ‘Dear Mrs. Delvile,’ cried Lady Honoria, giddily, ‘you take me too seriously.’ ‘And dear Lady Honoria,’ said Mrs. Delvile, ‘I would it were possible to make you take yourself seriously.’ 1889 Cornhill Mag. Dec. 573 It is really time..that you took things more seriously. 1948 ‘N. Shute’ No Highway ii. 37 ‘Did Mr. Honey take it seriously?’ she asked. ‘And how!’ I said. 2004 M. Crichton State of Fear 69 She pouted. ‘You don't take me seriously.’ She turned back into the kitchen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.¹c1405adv.²c1425
随便看	fix a person with one's eyes fix a shell fix another's flint fix bayonets fix clock fix flint fix it fix on or upon fix one's face fix one's fate fix one's staff fix out fix someone's clock fix someone's wagon fix the eye fix the foot or footing fix the mercury fix the table fix the venue fix up fix wagon fix with costs fix with liability fix with one's eyes fix-fax

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Phrases

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