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for gravely
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gravely \Grave"ly\, adv.
In a grave manner.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
gravely
adv 1: in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward
the altar" [syn: gravely, 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, gravely, seriously]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
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
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