to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"深刻でまたは重大な程度に苛酷
例:was seriously ill 重病だった
in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"真剣なさま真剣に
例:a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce 真剣に離婚の問題に取り組んだ芝居