Gravely

[ greyv-lee ]

/ ˈgreɪv li /

Samuel L(ee), Jr.,1922–2004, U.S. naval officer: first black admiral.

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Examples from the Web for gravely

At least one child in CAR has been killed or gravely injured per day, and 10,000 have been recruited into militant groups.
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At that point, a gravely ill person would have to somehow get their bodily fluids into your system.
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Most of the 38 alleged victims were gravely ill or suffered terminal conditions.
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But also more worryingly, we have a Yazidi and Christian populations that are gravely under threat right now.
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The assumption that feminism comes in a neat, Xeroxable package is gravely outmoded and vacuous.
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When I responded to a call before the curtain, she gravely handed me her bunch of roses.
Stage Confidences|Clara Morris
"But it's too late to be sorry now," said Bessie, gravely shaking her head.
Lily Norris' Enemy|Joanna Mathews
"You'd better get the comic Blackstone," said Mr. Hicks, gravely.
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He allowed an instant to pass while he looked down at her gravely.
The Street Called Straight|Basil King
"Why, it wouldn't be fair," said the smallest Corner House girl, gravely.
The Corner House Girls in a Play|Grace Brooks Hill

adv.

1550s, "solemnly," from grave (adj.) + -ly (2).