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gravely - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'gravely' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gravely [ adv.]
- In a grave manner.

Meaning of 'gravely' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gravely [ r]
Meaning (1):
- to a severe or serious degree
Example in sentence:
  • a severely impaired heart;
  • badly injured;
  • fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated;
  • is gravely ill;
  • was seriously ill
Meaning (2):
- in a grave and sober manner
Example in sentence:
  • he walked soberly toward the altar

Nearby Words:

graafian graal graaper grab grabbed grabber grabbing grabble grabbled grabbling

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