Critically vs Seriously - What's the difference?
critically | seriously |
In a critical manner; with criticism.
With close discernment; accurately; exactly.
* Dryden
At a crisis or critical time; in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence.
* Bishop Burnet
(manner) In a serious or literal manner.
(speech act) (Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation)
(speech act)
As adverbs the difference between critically and seriously
is that critically is in a critical manner; with criticism while seriously is (manner) in a serious or literal manner.critically
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- Critically to discern good writers from bad.
- a fortification critically situated
- Coming critically the night before the session.
seriously
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- He was hoping that we would take him seriously .
- ''Jimmy jokingly called Bob a doofus. Bob took the insult seriously .
- Now, seriously , why did you forget to feed the cat today?
- You baked 10 cakes. Seriously , why did you do that?
