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[Eng. gravelly; -ne .] The quality or state of being gravelly, or abounding with gravel. grăv-el-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [GRAVEL, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb). C. As substantive: I. Literally: 1. The act of covering or coating with gravel. 2. The gravel with which any area is covered. II. Fig .: The act of worrying, perplexing, or con founding utterly. grăv-el-lỹ, а. [ Eng . gravel ; -ly.] Full of or abounding with gravel; consisting or of the nature of gravel; covered with gravel. "Oft pacing, as the mariner his deck, My gravelly bounds." Cowper: Four Ages. gravely grā vę-lý, adv. [Eng. grave, a.; -ly.] 1. In a grave, serious, or solemn manner; seriously; solemnly; in sober earnest. "It was gravely said that she had cast fearful spells on those whom she hated." -Macaulay : Hist. Eng ., ch. xiii. *2. In a sober, staid, or quiet manner; without grandne or show; as, to be gravely dre ed. gra-vê-men-tê, adv . [Ital.] Music: Slowly and in a solemn style. grāv'-en, pa.par.ora. [GRAVE, v.]