gravely

  • (r) in a grave and sober manner
    • he walked soberly toward the altar
    soberly, staidly,
  • (r) 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
    badly, severely, seriously,

Synonyms

soberly staidly badly severely seriously

Words of close approximity

gravel graven graver Graves