1. (

• seriously ,
• earnestly ,
• in_earnest

) in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce" ;

2. (

• badly ,
• severely ,
• gravely ,
• seriously ,

) 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" ;