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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awfully serious" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that is very serious, often with a hint of irony or exaggeration.
Example: "Despite the lighthearted atmosphere, the topic of climate change is awfully serious and deserves our full attention."
Alternatives: "extremely serious" or "incredibly serious".
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Brill's Content has been awfully serious -- dour, even -- in its pursuit of journalistic hi-jinks.
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Mr. Ryan's association with the new urgency to find a way out of the fiscal crisis "quite frankly is a sign to Democrats that we're awfully serious about this," Mr. Cole said.
While this all looks like a big joke, Vivid Entertainment seems awfully serious about protecting their brand.
Tay Zonday performed first, singing a refrain from his lower-register song while sitting in a golden throne and looking awfully serious.
With the arrival of an older man, the IRA hard guy Pender (Philip Lallen), things get awfully serious, awfully fast as McGowan, Pender and a bar patron named Ahern (Todd Pate), an alumnus of infamous Long Kesh prison, become a terrible triangle with a traitor at its core.
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