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How to pronounce gravely in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms soberly, staidly
Type Words
Synonyms badly, seriously, severely


is gravely ill.

Examples of gravely

gravely
For she is gravely ill and living alone with the possibility of premature death.
From the time.com
Jim was gravely ill when he left his home, and he knew that he might not return.
From the washingtontimes.com
The NHS spent years caring for his gravely disabled son, Ivan, who died in 2009.
From the economist.com
Human health, of course, can be gravely affected by such uncontrolled emissions.
From the science.time.com
The same goes for a shooting spree that gravely wounds a beloved congresswoman.
From the newsweek.com
The imminent loss of Muttiah Muralitharan would not be so gravely felt after all.
From the independent.co.uk
Reports indicated that one of the victims died and the other was gravely wounded.
From the signonsandiego.com
They moved to California, where Shaughnessy cared for gravely ill grandparents.
From the stltoday.com
In December, Nick fell gravely ill, and Patti feared they would lose their son.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • In a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar"
  • Badly: 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"
  • USS Gravely (DDG-107) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named after Vice Admiral Samuel Lee Gravely Jr.
  • In a grave or serious manner
  • Of serious importance