gravest

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A form of grave — An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. superlativesuperlative form of grave: most grave
verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple present indicative of grave

    "Thou wilt get an aged woman before thy years. Thou seemest ignorant of that best preservative of bright eyes and fresh looks — repose ; and unwittingly thou gravest a new wrinkle on thy brow, with each hour thou livest!"

    1847, Eliza Lynn Linton, Azeth, the Egyptian, page 188

Origin

From grave + -est.

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APA

gravest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravest

MLA

“gravest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravest.

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