Main entry: gravely, badly, severely, seriously
Definition: to a severe or serious degree
Usage: fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated; badly injured; a severely impaired heart; is gravely ill; was seriously ill
Main entry: earnestly, in earnest, seriously
Definition: in a serious manner
Usage: talking earnestly with his son; she started studying snakes in earnest; a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce