Heavily vs Serious - What's the difference?
heavily | serious |
In a heavy manner.
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= With a great weight.
To a considerable degree, to a great extent.
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*:An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.
In a manner designed for heavy duty.
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=14 So as to be thick or heavy.
In a laboured manner.
Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.
Important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play; needing great attention; critical.
Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving; meaningful.
As an adverb heavily
is in a heavy manner.As an adjective serious is
without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.heavily
English
Adverb
(en adverb)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
citation, passage=Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall. Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime.}}
serious
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious , laugh so heartily.
- This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.
- After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.
