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gravely

/ˈɡɹeɪvli/

gravely adverb: in a grave or serious manner. Also the alternative spelling of gravelly.

Adverb

gravely (comparative more gravely, superlative most gravely)

  1. In a grave or serious manner.
    • 'No, no one's called that at home,' said Heidi gravely.1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 100
    • This report examines the voluminous evidence bolstering these conclusions. We document the many ways in which the Harris campaign and Democratic Party leadership failed to meet the moment and gravely miscalculated both what and who the election hinged on.2025, Christopher D. Cook, “Autopsy: How Democrats Lost the White House”, in RootsAction, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2026, page 4

Proper noun capitalized: Gravely

Gravely (plural Gravelys)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

gravely is also the alternative spelling of gravelly.

Examples of gravely in a sentence

  • I trust my poor table will not too gravely disappoint you."
  • A timid and gentlesome frog approached her, gravely bowed in a groove below her flexed kneecap.
  • They were gravely merry and pressed on us the courtesy of the good folk of Turkestan.

All 18 example sentences with gravely

Forms of gravely

Adverb
comparativemore gravely
superlativemost gravely
Adjective
comparativemore gravely
superlativemost gravely
Proper noun
pluralGravelys

Origin of gravely

From grave + -ly.

See gravelly.

Variant of Graveley.

Questions about gravely

What does gravely mean?
Gravely means in a grave or serious manner.
What part of speech is gravely?
Gravely can be an adverb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce gravely?
Gravely is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪvli/.

Words near gravely in the dictionary

  1. gravelometers
  2. gravelous
  3. gravelroot
  4. gravels
  5. gravelweed
  6. gravely
  7. Gravelys
  8. gravemaker
  9. gravemakers
  10. gravemaking
  11. gravemarker

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