Available Definitions:
1) a. - Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
2) a. - Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving.
3) a. - Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.
4) a. - Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury.