seriously

/หˆsiษนi.ษ™sli/

IPA: /S IH1 R IY0 AH0 S L IY0/

adverb
  1. 1

    (manner) In a serious or literal manner.

    โ€œHe was hoping that we would take him seriously.โ€

  2. 2

    Gravely; deeply; very much.

    โ€œThat was a seriously unpleasant thing to say.โ€

  3. 3

    Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation

    โ€œNow, seriously, why did you forget to feed the cat today?โ€

  4. 4

    Used to call back to a previous point, either in disbelief or emphasis

    โ€œYou baked 10 cakes. Seriously, why did you do that?โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seriously