gravely

Questions about gravely

What does gravely mean?

gravely means "in a grave and sober manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gravely?

gravely has 2 syllables: grave-ly. The stress falls on "grave". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹeɪvli/.

What is another word for gravely?

Close synonyms include soberly, staidly, badly, severely, seriously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gravely a common word?

gravely is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.