Seriously vs Substantially - What's the difference?
seriously | substantially |
(manner) In a serious or literal manner.
(speech act) (Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation)
(speech act)
In a strong substantial manner; considerably.
* 2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/us/politics/race-for-president-leaves-income-slump-in-shadows.html?_r=1&hp]," New York Times (retrieved 24 October 2012):
To a great extent; in essence; essentially.
Without material qualifications.
As adverbs the difference between seriously and substantially
is that seriously is (manner) in a serious or literal manner while substantially is in a strong substantial manner; considerably.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?
substantially
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- For the first time since the Great Depression, median family income has fallen substantially over an entire decade. Income grew slowly through most of the last decade, except at the top of the distribution, before falling sharply when the financial crisis began.