Gravely

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gravely \Grave"ly\, adv.
     In a grave manner.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  gravely
       adv 1: in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the
              altar" [syn: {soberly}, {staidly}]
       2: 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"
          [syn: {badly}, {severely}, {seriously}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "gravely":
     bleakly, decorously, demurely, dismally, drearily, earnestly,
     formally, funereally, gloomily, grandly, grimly, heavily,
     imposingly, intensely, loftily, magisterially, majestically, nobly,
     regally, royally, sadly, sedately, seriously, severely,
     sober-mindedly, soberly, sobersidedly, solemnly, somberly,
     sombrously, staidly, stately, thoughtfully, venerably,
     with dignity, worthily