Also means
seriously
Usage Note
gravement intensifies the severity of an action or state; gravement blessé (seriously wounded) is a fixed collocation heard in news reports. It derives from the adjective grave (serious). Note that grièvement is a near-synonym restricted almost exclusively to physical injury.
Examples
"Il a été gravement blessé dans l'accident."
Natural Translation
He was gravely injured in the accident.

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