gravest
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Pronunciation
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Verb
gravest verb
- To dig.
- To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
- To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture.“to grave an image”
- To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
Adjective
gravest adjective
- Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful.
- Low in pitch, tone etc.
- Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable.
- Influential, important; authoritative.
Verb
gravest verb
- To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch — so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose.
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Synonyms
demuresagethoughtfulweightyimportantmomentousserioussedatesobersolemnsombrestaidsweerweightsomebiggestcruellestdeepestgreatest