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serious
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adjective (a)
- concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities(adj.all)Example:
A serious student of history.
A serious attempt to learn to ski.
Gave me a serious look.
A serious young man.
Are you serious or joking?.
Don't be so serious!.
source: wordnet30 - Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- of great consequence(adj.all)Example:
Marriage is a serious matter.
source: wordnet30 - causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm(adj.all)Example:
A serious wound.
A serious turn of events.
source: wordnet30 - requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve(adj.all)Example:
Raised serious objections to the proposal.
The plan has a serious flaw.
source: wordnet30