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† ˈgravous, a. Obs. rare.
[f. L. grav-is or Eng. grave a. + -ous, possibly influenced by grievous.]
Grave. So † ˈgravously adv., gravely.
1535St. Papers Hen. VIII (1849) VII. 614 Pausing in every degree, and proceding in a gravous sorte, with mature advise and deliberation. 1548Hall Chron., Edw. IV (an. 22) (1550) 56 Grauous matters, concernyng the welthes of bothe the Realmes. Ibid. (an. 23) 59 b, If wee..would..in our myndes grauously ponder the fraile..imbecilitie of our humayn nature. Ibid., Hen. VII (an. 1) 3 He would that there should be elected the most prudent & grauous persons of euery countie. |