Gravely

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In a grave manner; soberly; seriously.
  • See gravelly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. In a grave manner.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. In a grave or serious manner.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adverb. in a grave and sober manner
  • adverb. to a severe or serious degree
  • Word Usage
    "Well, today at mass, last night in a speech to U.S. bishops, and even on the plane en route to Washington, the pope has faced up to what he calls the gravely immoral sexual abuse of children by priests."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bravely  savely  
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    Words with the same meaning