gravaminous

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adjective

Serious; grave.

OriginLatin gravāmen, gravāminis →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivegravaminous (comparative more gravaminous, superlative most gravaminous)

comparative more gravaminous · superlative most gravaminous

  1. obsoleteSerious; grave.

Origin

  1. Latingravāmen, gravāminis“burden, heaviness”
  2. Englishgravaminous

From oblique stem of Latin gravāmen, gravāminis (“burden, heaviness”) + -ous.

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APA

gravaminous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravaminous

MLA

“gravaminous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravaminous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravaminous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravaminous.

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