gravely

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gravely
    adv 1: in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward
           the altar" [syn: {gravely}, {soberly}, {staidly}]
    2: to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they
       had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired
       heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill" [syn: {badly},
       {severely}, {gravely}, {seriously}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gravely \Grave"ly\, adv.
   In a grave manner.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "gravely":
      bleakly, decorously, demurely, dismally, drearily, earnestly,
      formally, funereally, gloomily, grandly, grimly, heavily,
      imposingly, intensely, loftily, magisterially, majestically, nobly,
      regally, royally, sadly, sedately, seriously, severely,
      sober-mindedly, soberly, sobersidedly, solemnly, somberly,
      sombrously, staidly, stately, thoughtfully, venerably,
      with dignity, worthily

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