sērius adj.
for * severius, from
severus,
grave, earnest, serious
(only of things): rem seriam agere mecum, T.: dies religiosus ad agendum quicquam rei seriae, L.:
verba, H.: verba
seria dictu, H.—As subst
n., earnestness, seriousness
: res in serium versa est,
Cu.—Plur,
serious matters, earnest discourse
: quam multa seria (in epistulis): cum his
seria ac iocos celebrare, L.: Sed tamen amoto
quaeramus seria ludo, H.