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😏 Not earnestly 🤕 Not severely
unseriously

unseriously

5.1
In a way that causes only minor injury or illness
  • adverb
  • /ʌnˈsɪrɪəsli/
translation icon : ligeramente
  • She was unseriously ill and recovered after just a day of rest.

Examples

  • The players were unseriously injured and quickly returned to the game.

  • Most passengers were unseriously affected by the turbulence during the flight.

  • She treated the situation unseriously.

  • Why do you always respond unseriously?

  • The players were unseriously injured, allowing them to quickly return to the game.

  • She was unseriously ill, so she could recover quickly after resting for just a day.

  • Most passengers were unseriously affected by the turbulence, remaining calm throughout the flight.

Antonyms

seriously
606 1.6

To a very great degree

How Serious

gravely
34 4.6
seriously
606 1.6
unseriously
5.1
mildly
92 2.7
lightly
116 1.6

Surface Forms

unseriously positive

Morphology

unseriously = unserious (transparent) = un + serious + ly

The adjective 'unserious' is a clear negative formation from 'serious' with 'un-', and adding '-ly' yields the adverbial meaning directly.

Etymology

Unseriously uses un- meaning 'not' plus serious meaning 'severe' or 'important'. That is why unseriously can mean 'not severely' or only a small degree, as with a minor injury.