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Definition of Gravest
1. grave [adj] - See also: grave
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gravest
Literary usage of Gravest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theory of Sound by John William Strutt Rayleigh (1894)
"It is proved that the frequency of the gravest tone is c -5- h, where h is the
height of the triangle, which is the same as the frequency of the gravest ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"Some Egyptian garrisons still remained in the Soudan in positions of the gravest
peril, and these the English government undertook to rescue. ..."
3. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1907)
"One of The gravest and Moat Fundamental Problems Confronting The Statesmanship
of America. ONE OF the gravest and most essentially fundamental problems ..."
4. Clinical Lectures on Senile and Chronic Diseases by Jean Martin Charcot (1881)
"SUMMARY.—Deficient reaction in old age.—Organs seem to be affected in isolation.— Latent
diseases.—The gravest lesions may pass unobserved. ..."
5. The New York Times Current History (1915)
""I am the gravest Danger" By George Bernard Shaw In a cablegram to THE NEW YORK
TIMES, dated July 17, 1915, it is reported that an article by ..."
6. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"The gravest historians have celebrated his exploits ; the miraculous shrine of
Compostella displayed his power; and the sword ot a military order, ..."
7. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1890)
"... whether exclusion excludes or not, is so far from being finally disposed of,
that it is now assuming its gravest and most important aspect. ..."
8. Christian Science: The Faith and Its Founder by Lyman Pierson Powell (1908)
"PHE gravest defect of the Christian Science system yet remains to be considered.
Christian Science is in essence ascetic. I use the word advisedly. ..."
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