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grave

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Serious, solemn, or deserving careful concern.

Her grave expression signaled that the discussion required everyone's attention.
Dictionary practice example.
The loss presents a grave problem because some entries survive in no other copy.
From Respect and the Evidence Beneath It.
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