Very serious - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 12/11/2023

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Very serious.

7 letter answer(s) to very serious

CHRONIC
  1. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid"
  2. habitual; "a chronic smoker"
  3. of long duration; "chronic money problems"
EARNEST
  1. characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"
  2. earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
  3. not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
  4. Serious, straight-faced, humourless
  5. something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

4 letter answer(s) to very serious

DIRE
  1. causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
  2. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"

8 letter answer(s) to very serious

GRIEVOUS
  1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;
  2. causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"
  3. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
  4. shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

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