Grave
Grave adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.
Usage example: when I asked him how his dog was doing, he looked grave and said, “Not good”
Mad
Mad adjective - Feeling or showing anger.
Both words in one sentence
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That's where I wanted Punchinello, mad enough to trip over his own feet, preferably into a grave.
Source: I Shall Taunt You -
On Gallifrey, he is a wanted yet admired man who overthrows the powers that be, only to become a renegade once more as a result of his mad quest to save Clara from the grave. Ouch.
- The Evil Genius: Harlow Grave, a mad scientist implied to be fairly high in Red Clover's ranking and the one responsible for cataloging many of the notes that explain the plot.
Source: Literature / From Heaven's Door
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