Associations to the word «Gravely»

Wiktionary

GRAVELY, adjective. Characterised by gravel, pebbles, or small stones.
GRAVELY, adjective. Alternative form of gravelly
GRAVELY, adverb. In a grave or serious manner.

Dictionary definition

GRAVELY, adverb. In a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar".
GRAVELY, adverb. 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".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne