1. gravely - Adjective
2. gravely - Adverb
4. Gravely - Proper noun
In a grave manner.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI was gravely warned by some of my female acquaintances that no woman could expect to be regarded as a lady after she had written a book. Lydia Maria Child
What is the work of a Master?" said a solemn-faced visitor. "To teach people to laugh," said the Master gravely. Anthony de Mello
Just then, with a wink and a sly normal lurch, The owl very gravely got down from his perch, Walked round, and regarded his fault-finding critic (Who thought he was stuffed) with a glance analytic. James Thomas Fields
"Well", said Miss Marple. "Are you going to let her get away with it?" There was a pause, then Father brought down his fist with a crash on the table. "No", he roared - "No, by God I'm not!" Miss Marple nodded her head slowly and gravely. "May God have mercy on her soul," she said. Agatha Christie
I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any potential threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within which, opposed to all of our great traditions, have gravely weakened the structure and tone of our American way of life. Douglas MacArthur
I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many values that I hold to be important to America's role as a light among nations. But there are no values that matter to me that will not be gravely endangered if we lose this war. Orson Scott Card