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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-SERIOUSLY

half-seriously  [ˌhɑːfˈsɪərɪəslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-SERIOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Seriously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HALF-SERIOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half-seriously in the English dictionary

The definition of half-seriously in the dictionary is in a half-serious manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALF-SERIOUSLY


burglariously
bɜːˈɡlɛərɪəslɪ
contrariously
kənˈtrɛərɪəslɪ
curiously
ˈkjʊərɪəslɪ
deleteriously
ˌdɛlɪˈtɪərɪəslɪ
furiously
ˈfjʊərɪəslɪ
gregariously
ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəslɪ
hilariously
hɪˈlɛərɪəslɪ
imperiously
ɪmˈpɪərɪəslɪ
incuriously
ɪnˈkjʊərɪəslɪ
injuriously
ɪnˈdʒʊərɪəslɪ
luxuriously
lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəslɪ
multifariously
ˌmʌltɪˈfeərɪəslɪ
mysteriously
mɪˈstɪərɪəslɪ
nefariously
nɪˈfeərɪəslɪ
precariously
prɪˈkɛərɪəslɪ
seriously
ˈsɪərɪəslɪ
spuriously
ˈspjʊərɪəslɪ
vagariously
vəˈɡɛərɪəslɪ
variously
ˈveərɪəslɪ
vicariously
vɪˈkɛərɪəslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-SERIOUSLY

half-remembered
half-rhyme
half-right
half-round chisel
half-round file
half-ruined
half-second
half-section
half-serious
half-shut
half-silvered
half-sister
half-size
half-sleeve
half-slip
half-smile
half-sole
half-staff
half-starved
half-step

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-SERIOUSLY

anonymously
cautiously
consciously
continuously
dangerously
deliciously
deviously
enormously
famously
generously
graciously
meticulously
obviously
outrageously
previously
ridiculously
simultaneously
spontaneously
tremendously
unanimously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of half-seriously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-seriously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-SERIOUSLY

Find out the translation of half-seriously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-seriously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-seriously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半认真
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medio en serio
570 millions of speakers

English

half-seriously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा गंभीरता से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف على محمل الجد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полусерьезно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meia - seriamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ-গম্ভীরভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi - sérieusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah serius
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halb ernst
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半真剣に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 심각
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah serius
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa nghiêm túc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை தீவிரமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धा गंभीरपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarı ciddi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semiserio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pół serio
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівсерйозно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătate în serios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισό - σοβαρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half- ernstig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv allvar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halv alvor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-seriously

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-SERIOUSLY»

The term «half-seriously» is normally little used and occupies the 140.875 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of half-seriously
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-SERIOUSLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «half-seriously» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «half-seriously» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-seriously

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-SERIOUSLY»

Discover the use of half-seriously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-seriously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Taking Japan Seriously: A Confucian Perspective on Leading ...
However, it was taken more than half-seriously, perhaps literally, by none other than Lafcadio Hearn, who was Professor of English Literature at Tokyo University a few years later, and who occupied a unique position as interpreter of Japanese  ...
Ronald Philip Dore, 1987
2
Malicious Objects, Anger Management, and the Question of ...
95 The perception of objects as malicious originates in an experience of the almost. Playful imagination almost turns into earnest belief. Perception in the virtual mode of the “as if” is taken half-seriously:% “We all think and say a thousand times ...
Jorg Kreienbrock, 2012
3
Intuition and Management: Research and Application
An example: / take myself and the world very seriously/ more seriously than not/ half seriously half not/not very seriously/I don 't take myself or the world seriously. Next, states of consciousness are rated on a similar scale in terms of three ...
Daniel Cappon, 1994
4
Diary from a Journey Into Another World
And all these rather global political uncertainties are mixed with questions – halfjokingly, half seriously brought forward by one of the colleagues. Sure, prejudices – but it is the colleague from Italy who is wondering how to behave if he would ...
Peter Herrmann, 2012
5
Half and Half- -Plays and Prose
DANIEL: Well, as they say, “You've come a long way, baby.” CHARITY: (half- seriously) Say, Danny boy—how would you like to deliver my puppy? Daniel throws his arms in the air as he walks away. DANIEL: Okay, let's not get carried away.
Irving A. Leitner, 2010
6
Ford Madox Ford: A Dual Life: Volume II: The After-War World
writing much more than half seriously' (p. 61). But how much more than half? And how much less than wholly seriously? It is Graham Greene who most accurately defined Ford's tonal duality, writing in a review of Provence: 'He is an author ...
Max Saunders, 2012
7
A Half-century of Eliot Criticism: An Annotated Bibliography ...
[Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats). Suggests, half seriously, that some of the poems have theological meanings. 1975. Craig, David. "The Defeatism of The Waste Land." CrtiQ 2: 241-52. Reprinted in R. F. Knoll's Storm over the Waste Land, ...
Mildred Martin, 1972
8
In the Valley of the Shadow: The Story of David Jones and ...
“I could wait for something like the Schuyler mansion,” she said half-seriously as she took his hand. “Knowing we couldn't have it overnight?” he intoned half- seriously himself, given his changed circumstances. But how could he even ask the ...
Bruce A. Burton, 2004
9
Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century
... Number of “ The Etonian,” he half seriously alludes to the approaching privation of that vehicle for his poetical effusions which had grown out of the manuscript “ College Magazine ” which he conducted. “ Sweet Muse,” he says, “ ' Tis a sad ...
Charles Knight, 2014
10
Words of the Dragon: Interviews, 1958-1973
It was no big deal because it wasn't a fight to the death. They would get out there and it was like a couple of boxers sparring for a couple of rounds. Nobody got seriously hurt, it was half in jest... half in fun and half seriously. It happened a ...
Bruce Lee, John Little, John R. Little, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-SERIOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-seriously is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hedge Funds Reassess China After Market Free Fall
“I joke to my Chinese friends, somewhat half-seriously, another three-four years they are going to be like my homeland, Greece,” Mr. Chanos ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Carl Hiaasen: There will never be a President Trump
Philip Bump of the Washington Post has half-seriously suggested that Trump might really be running to sabotage the Republican Party and ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jul 15»
3
Why we love/hate the end of the world
He'd been half-seriously talking about constructing so-called Faraday cages in which to store a few essentials for the post-EMP apocalypse ... «Quad-Cities Online, Jul 15»
4
Not all sunshine between Florida's Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio
The sword, Bush half-seriously explained to Rubio in the 2005 ceremony, once belonged to a mystical (and mythical) warrior named Chiang, ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
5
Tottenham prefers Wembley stay during new stadium build
Ironically, our own Salmon Chase half-seriously wrote about this very thing back in 2012, which makes him either a prophet, or a deep-cover ... «Cartilage Free Captain, Jul 15»
6
Meek Mill on Joe Budden “Controversy”: “Joe Budden is Corny as …
Meek responded half-seriously with a series of Twitter trolls, in which he called Joe Budden a “noodle” and invited Minaj's fan base, the “Barbz,” ... «The Source, Jul 15»
7
Pirates of Penzance was fun but Mike Leigh heads back to film
I venture half-seriously that this production of The Pirates of Penzance sounds like a cleansing experience. “No, no, you're making too much of ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
8
Stack the caskets in Springfield until lawmakers toughen gun …
The last time Illinois lawmakers half-seriously considered stiffer gun sentences, the list of backers included Alvarez, Chicago Mayor Rahm ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Trump not just a danger to GOP; he's also an opportunity
Over the weekend, George Will asked half-seriously whether Donald Trump was really an operative for the Democratic Party, recruited to make ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
10
A child-size change of heart
Matt and I were so delighted by our baby that we started half-seriously mulling a second. I was now in my late 30s and assumed that if and ... «The Week Magazine, Jun 15»

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