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gravely
gravelyextremely seriously: gravely ill; dangerously, harmfully
Not to be confused with:gravelly – covered with gravel; with a harsh, rasping sound: His gravelly voice was a result of years of heavy smoking.grave 1 G0238800 (grāv)n.1. a. An excavation for the interment of a corpse.b. A place of burial.2. Death or extinction: faced the grave with calm resignation.
[Middle English, from Old English græf; see ghrebh- in Indo-European roots.]
grave 2 G0238800 (grāv)adj. grav·er, grav·est 1. Requiring serious thought; momentous: a grave decision in a time of crisis.2. Fraught with danger or harm: a grave wound.3. Dignified and somber in conduct or character: a grave procession. See Synonyms at serious.4. Somber or dark in hue.5. (also gräv) Linguistics a. Written with or modified by the mark ( ` ), as the è in Sèvres.b. Of or referring to a phonetic feature that distinguishes sounds produced at the periphery of the vocal tract, as in labial and velar consonants and back vowels.n. (also gräv) See grave accent.
[French, from Old French, from Latin gravis; see gwerə- in Indo-European roots.]
grave′ly adv.grave′ness n.
grave 3 G0238800 (grāv)tr.v. graved, grav·en (grā′vən) or graved, grav·ing, graves 1. To sculpt or carve; engrave.2. To stamp or impress deeply; fix permanently.
[Middle English graven, from Old English grafan; see ghrebh- in Indo-European roots.]
grave 4 G0238800 (grāv)tr.v. graved, grav·ing, graves To clean and coat (the bottom of a wooden ship) with pitch.
[Middle English graven.]
gra·ve 5 G0239200 (grä′vā)adv. & adj. Music In a slow and solemn manner. Used chiefly as a direction.
[Italian, from Latin gravis, heavy; see grave2.]Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | gravely - in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar"soberly, staidly | | 2. |  gravely - to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"badly, severely, seriously |
Translationsgrave2 (greiv) adjective1. important. a grave responsibility; grave decisions. 重大的 重大的2. serious, dangerous. grave news. 危急的 危急的3. serious, sad. a grave expression. 嚴肅的 严肃的ˈgravely adverb 重大地 重大地ˈgravity (ˈgrӕ-) nounThe gravity of the situation was clear to us all. 嚴重性 严重性EncyclopediaSeegraveLegalSeeGravegravely
Synonyms for gravelyadv in a grave and sober mannerSynonymsadv to a severe or serious degreeSynonyms |