With reverence or devotion; solemnly; sincerely, earnestly. Obsolete.

With deep seriousness, solemnly. Obsolete.

In a solemn manner, in various senses of the adjective; ceremoniously, formally; gravely, seriously, etc.

Seriously; in earnest; gravely, soberly.

Gravely, seriously, quietly; without any sign of excitement, impatience, or other strong feeling.

In a demure manner; gravely, modestly, meekly, quietly; with a gravity, meekness, or modesty that is affected or unnatural.

Seriously, solemnly; soberly, discreetly, wisely. Obsolete.

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

Solemnly. (Cf. solenny adv. at solennity, n. derivatives.)

Demurely; with consideration.

solemnly. Obsolete.

in (good, sober, serious) sadness: in earnest, seriously.

Seriously, soberly, solemnly.

In a staid manner; †constantly, fixedly (obsolete); sedately, soberly.

Solemnly.

Seriously, solemnly; earnestly.

in sad earnest: in all earnestness, seriously.

In a ponderous manner, so as to be ponderous, (now) esp. heavily, laboriously.

in jest-earnest: in earnest under colour of jesting.

in all seriousness: entirely seriously; in complete earnest; not in jest, or as a joke.

The action of joke, v.; jesting. joking apart.

(un-, prefix1 affix 5.)

In a quiet, sedate, or serious way or manner.

In the phrases in sober earnest or †in sober sadness.

Without mirth; joylessly; humourlessly.

As promised in a vow; in fulfilment of a vow. Also: solemnly, devoutly.

Mirthlessly; without humour.