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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gravely \Grave"ly\, adverb In a grave manner.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gravely
adverb
1: in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar" [syn: {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}, {seriously}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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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