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serious 
1  adj Serious problems or situations are very bad and cause people to be worried or afraid. 
Crime is an increasingly serious problem in Russian society...  
♦  seriously  adv 
If this ban was to come in it would seriously damage my business...  
♦  seriousness  n-uncount 
...the seriousness of the crisis.  
2  adj Serious matters are important and deserve careful and thoughtful consideration. 
I regard this as a serious matter...  
3  adj When important matters are dealt with in a serious way, they are given careful and thoughtful consideration. 
My parents never really faced up to my drug use in any serious way...  
♦  seriously  adv 
The management will have to think seriously about their positions.  
4  adj Serious music or literature requires concentration to understand or appreciate it. 
There is no point reviewing a blockbuster as you might review a serious novel.  
5  adj If someone is serious about something, they are sincere about what they are saying, doing, or intending to do. 
You really are serious about this, aren't you?...  
♦  seriously  adv 
Are you seriously jealous of Erica?  
♦  seriousness  n-uncount 
In all seriousness, there is nothing else I can do...  
6  adj Serious people are thoughtful and quiet, and do not laugh very often. 
He's quite a serious person...  
♦  seriously  adv 
They spoke to me very seriously but politely.