gravely
pronunciation
How to pronounce gravely in British English:
UK [ˈɡreɪvli]
How to pronounce gravely in American English:
US [ˈɡrevlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in a grave and sober manner
- to a severe or serious degree
Word Origin
- gravely (adv.)
- 1550s, "solemnly," from grave (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "in an important degree" is by 1835.
Example
- 1. Britain 's libel laws already gravely restrict the media 's capacity to expose the criminal and the corrupt .
- 2. Even a prolonged period of military and strategic rivalry with an economically mighty china will gravely weaken america 's global position .
- 3. They have used all kinds of ways to distribute content that is low-class , crude and even vulgar , gravely damaging mores on the internet .
- 4. Had the axis powers finished off the british in north africa first , they could have attacked russia from the south as well as the east . Hitler 's " stand or die " orders gravely hampered the war in the east once the tide turned .
- 5. In the interview aired on french tv network tf1 , strauss-kahn , dressed in a striking but somber black suit , spoke frankly , honestly , gravely about the events at the sofitel .