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# gravelly

adjective (gravelly)

«gravelly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Covered with or full of gravel (small stones). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravelly/#m1)
2. Describing a voice: low and rough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravelly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories: «a gravelly path» crunches underfoot; «a gravelly voice» belongs to an old sailor or a giant. In geography: gravelly soil drains water fast.

### Examples

- We walked along the gravelly path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravelly/#x1)
- The giant spoke in a gravelly voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravelly/#x2)
- The river bed was gravelly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravelly/#x3)
- Gravelly soil lets water drain away quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravelly/#x4)
- The old captain had a gravelly laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravelly/#x5)
- My bike skidded on the gravelly road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravelly/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: gravel + ly = gravelly (double l). Do not confuse with «gravely» (seriously).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gravelly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravelly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gravelly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gravelly.html) on Mova free.