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gravesome

gravesome adjective: very serious; full of weight, meaning; grievous.

Adjective

gravesome (comparative more gravesome, superlative most gravesome)

  1. (dated) Very serious; full of weight, meaning; grievous.

Forms of gravesome

comparativemore gravesome
superlativemost gravesome

Origin of gravesome

From grave + -some.

Questions about gravesome

What does gravesome mean?
Gravesome means very serious; full of weight, meaning; grievous.
What part of speech is gravesome?
Gravesome is an adjective.

Words near gravesome in the dictionary

  1. Gravesian
  2. graveside
  3. gravesides
  4. gravesite
  5. gravesites
  6. gravesome
  7. Graveson
  8. gravest
  9. gravestand
  10. gravestanding
  11. gravestands

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