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Serious
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury.
(2):
(a.) Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.
(3):
(a.) Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving.
(4):
(a.) Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Serious'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/serious.html. 1828.