Graveled vs. Gravely — What's the Difference?

An unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments or pebbles.

Requiring serious thought; momentous

(Medicine) The sandlike granular material of urinary calculi.

Fraught with danger or harm

To apply a surface of rock fragments or pebbles to.

Dignified and somber in conduct or character

To confuse; perplex.

Somber or dark in hue.

(Informal) To irritate.

Written with or modified by the mark ( ` ), as the è in Sèvres.

Simple past tense and past participle of gravel

Of or referring to a phonetic feature that distinguishes sounds produced at the periphery of the vocal tract, as in labial and velar consonants and back vowels.

Covered with gravel.

See grave accent.

Perplexed, puzzled, baffled; troubled, annoyed.

In a grave or serious manner.

Alternative spelling of gravelly

In a grave manner.

In a grave and sober manner;

To a severe or serious degree;