Derived word – gravely
Alice felt a little irritated at the Caterpillar's making such
VERY short remarks, and she drew herself up and said, very gravely, 'I think, you ought to tell me who YOU are, first.'(Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by
Lewis Carroll)
Granet bowed gravely
and without any shadow of embarrassment. ( The Kingdom
of the Blind by Oppenheim, E.
Phillips)
Taking from his hat a
three-cornered parcel, he unfolded a handsome saffrona rose, which he gravely
presented to her. ( Devil's Ford
by Harte, Bret)
He was so gravely
in earnest that Francine burst out laughing.( I Say No by Collins, Wilkie)
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