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grievous
[ gree-vuhs ]
/ ˈgri vəs /
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adjective
causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
characterized by great pain or suffering; severe: grievous bodily harm;a grievous injury.
having serious effects; grave: a grievous mistake;grievous faults.
extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, brutal, etc.; atrocious: a grievous offense against morality;grievous crimes.
burdensome; oppressive: to incur grievous expenses.
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Origin of grievous
OTHER WORDS FROM grievous
Words nearby grievous
grieshoch, grievance, grievance committee, grievant, grieve, grievous, grievous bodily harm, grievously, griff, griffa, griffe
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British Dictionary definitions for grievous
grievous
/ (ˈɡriːvəs) /
adjective
very severe or painfula grievous injury
very serious; heinousa grievous sin
showing or marked by griefa grievous cry
causing great pain or sufferinga grievous attack
Derived forms of grievous
grievously, adverbgrievousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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