serio
serious
adjective SEH-ryoh Less Common
Origin: from Latin serius 'grave'
Also means
earnest
Usage Note
Serio means serious or earnest and agrees as seria, seri, serie. The fixed adverbial sul serio means 'seriously / for real', as in dici sul serio? ('are you serious?'); a persona seria is a dependable, trustworthy person, not a humorless one.
Examples
"È una persona molto seria."
Natural Translation
He is a very serious person.
Literal Translation
Is a person very serious.

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