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(adv) gravely, badly, severely
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
(adv) 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