# gravest

Pronunciation: say "GRAYV-ist" /ˈɡɹeɪvɪst/

## Adjective

1. Superlative of grave. — superlative form of grave: most grave
   - Simple: Superlative of grave. Use this to say something is the most serious of all.
   - _The general faced the gravest threat to the nation in decades._
   - _Her injuries were among the gravest the surgeons had ever treated._

## Verb

2. Second-person singular simple present indicative of grave. *(obsolete)* — second-person singular simple present indicative of grave
   - Simple: Old form of grave used with "thou." It means you carve or cut letters into something.

## Origin

Formed from the word "grave" with the suffix "-est", the superlative ending.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/gravest (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).