Definition of grievous in English:

grievous

adjective ˈɡriːvəsˈɡrivəs

formal

(of something bad) very severe or serious.
his death was a grievous blow
the American fleet suffered grievous losses
Example sentencesExamples
- The greatest battle of the campaign was fought on the Suvla plain on 21 August, but, despite grievous losses, the greatly reinforced Turks held their ground.
- But what I did not hear were specific new solutions on how to solve this grievous lack of funding for health care in the largest local system in the nation.
- ‘To be guilty of a major breach of the drug code is to have committed a grievous offence against sport,’ he said.
- Also in July last year, a similar police action turned violent and several vendors and two journalists sustained grievous bodily injuries.
- Fortunately, the grievous damage to the reactor did not result in any injuries or deaths, in large part because of the robust design of all of the plant's systems.
- One failed to detonate; the other inflicted grievous wounds.
- Give me some suggestions so I don't make the grievous error of leaving something out and then getting two dozen emails about it.
- He was told his catalogue of crimes was among the most grievous of sex offences when he was convicted yesterday at Leeds Crown Court.
- GAA President Sean Kelly described his death as a ‘massive and grievous loss to a great sporting family’.
- In some ways, the loss of an adult breadwinner is more grievous than that of a child, when one considers the knock-on effect on families.
- His resignation as convener, forced or not, was a grievous blow, and party officials have admitted as much.
- What a grievous loss his death is to American culture and to those of us who knew him personally, admired, and loved him.
- The loss of either deputy would be a grievous blow to Quinn.
- Thus dishonest reporting has made truth a casualty of the war, causing grievous damage to the integrity of the journalistic profession.
- The tragic loss of this extraordinary young man will seem a heavy blow to our nation's morale, as it is surely a grievous injury to his loved ones.
- ‘This shocking incident was a terrible loss for the British Army, and struck a grievous blow to the families of the six soldiers,’ he added.
- We've been struck a grievous blow, but it's not a mortal blow.
- But those who survive have much more grievous wounds.
- She said there was a danger of the public not realising how grievous were the crimes being committed.
- But impeachment is an extreme step which must only be considered for the most grievous wrongdoing.
Synonyms
serious, severe, grave, bad, critical, dreadful, terrible, awful
painful, agonizing, hurtful, afflicting, wounding, damaging, injurious
sharp, acute
Medicine peracute
disastrous, calamitous
crushing, distressing, traumatic, harrowing
sorrowful, mournful, sad
heinous, grave, deplorable, shocking, appalling, atrocious, gross, dire, outrageous, dreadful, egregious, iniquitous, nefarious, shameful, lamentable
flagrant, glaring
rare flagitious

Usage

Grievous ends with -ous and has two syllables: it should not be pronounced as if it ended -ious and had an extra syllable

Derivatives

grievousness

noun

formal

With the available data, the grievousness of the condition of the dugong population in the country was evident.
Example sentencesExamples
- In other words the PTAs need not use their discretion to decide on the grievousness of the complaint.
- The first two factors are the grievousness of the acts and the degree of malicious intent.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French greveus, from grever (see grieve¹).

Definition of grievous in US English:

grievous

adjectiveˈɡrivəsˈɡrēvəs

formal

(of something bad) very severe or serious.
his death was a grievous blow
the American fleet suffered grievous losses
Example sentencesExamples
- The loss of either deputy would be a grievous blow to Quinn.
- ‘This shocking incident was a terrible loss for the British Army, and struck a grievous blow to the families of the six soldiers,’ he added.
- Also in July last year, a similar police action turned violent and several vendors and two journalists sustained grievous bodily injuries.
- The tragic loss of this extraordinary young man will seem a heavy blow to our nation's morale, as it is surely a grievous injury to his loved ones.
- One failed to detonate; the other inflicted grievous wounds.
- But impeachment is an extreme step which must only be considered for the most grievous wrongdoing.
- What a grievous loss his death is to American culture and to those of us who knew him personally, admired, and loved him.
- ‘To be guilty of a major breach of the drug code is to have committed a grievous offence against sport,’ he said.
- But what I did not hear were specific new solutions on how to solve this grievous lack of funding for health care in the largest local system in the nation.
- In some ways, the loss of an adult breadwinner is more grievous than that of a child, when one considers the knock-on effect on families.
- Thus dishonest reporting has made truth a casualty of the war, causing grievous damage to the integrity of the journalistic profession.
- His resignation as convener, forced or not, was a grievous blow, and party officials have admitted as much.
- We've been struck a grievous blow, but it's not a mortal blow.
- He was told his catalogue of crimes was among the most grievous of sex offences when he was convicted yesterday at Leeds Crown Court.
- GAA President Sean Kelly described his death as a ‘massive and grievous loss to a great sporting family’.
- Fortunately, the grievous damage to the reactor did not result in any injuries or deaths, in large part because of the robust design of all of the plant's systems.
- But those who survive have much more grievous wounds.
- Give me some suggestions so I don't make the grievous error of leaving something out and then getting two dozen emails about it.
- She said there was a danger of the public not realising how grievous were the crimes being committed.
- The greatest battle of the campaign was fought on the Suvla plain on 21 August, but, despite grievous losses, the greatly reinforced Turks held their ground.
Synonyms
heinous, grave, deplorable, shocking, appalling, atrocious, gross, dire, outrageous, dreadful, egregious, iniquitous, nefarious, shameful, lamentable
serious, severe, grave, bad, critical, dreadful, terrible, awful
disastrous, calamitous

Usage

Grievous ends with -ous and has two syllables: do not pronounce it with three syllables (GREE-vee-us), as if it ended with -ious

Origin

Middle English: from Old French greveus, from grever (see grieve).

单词	grievous
释义	Definition of grievous in English: grievous adjective ˈɡriːvəsˈɡrivəs formal (of something bad) very severe or serious. his death was a grievous blow the American fleet suffered grievous losses Example sentencesExamples The greatest battle of the campaign was fought on the Suvla plain on 21 August, but, despite grievous losses, the greatly reinforced Turks held their ground. But what I did not hear were specific new solutions on how to solve this grievous lack of funding for health care in the largest local system in the nation. ‘To be guilty of a major breach of the drug code is to have committed a grievous offence against sport,’ he said. Also in July last year, a similar police action turned violent and several vendors and two journalists sustained grievous bodily injuries. Fortunately, the grievous damage to the reactor did not result in any injuries or deaths, in large part because of the robust design of all of the plant's systems. One failed to detonate; the other inflicted grievous wounds. Give me some suggestions so I don't make the grievous error of leaving something out and then getting two dozen emails about it. He was told his catalogue of crimes was among the most grievous of sex offences when he was convicted yesterday at Leeds Crown Court. GAA President Sean Kelly described his death as a ‘massive and grievous loss to a great sporting family’. In some ways, the loss of an adult breadwinner is more grievous than that of a child, when one considers the knock-on effect on families. His resignation as convener, forced or not, was a grievous blow, and party officials have admitted as much. What a grievous loss his death is to American culture and to those of us who knew him personally, admired, and loved him. The loss of either deputy would be a grievous blow to Quinn. Thus dishonest reporting has made truth a casualty of the war, causing grievous damage to the integrity of the journalistic profession. The tragic loss of this extraordinary young man will seem a heavy blow to our nation's morale, as it is surely a grievous injury to his loved ones. ‘This shocking incident was a terrible loss for the British Army, and struck a grievous blow to the families of the six soldiers,’ he added. We've been struck a grievous blow, but it's not a mortal blow. But those who survive have much more grievous wounds. She said there was a danger of the public not realising how grievous were the crimes being committed. But impeachment is an extreme step which must only be considered for the most grievous wrongdoing. Synonyms serious, severe, grave, bad, critical, dreadful, terrible, awful painful, agonizing, hurtful, afflicting, wounding, damaging, injurious sharp, acute Medicine peracute disastrous, calamitous crushing, distressing, traumatic, harrowing sorrowful, mournful, sad heinous, grave, deplorable, shocking, appalling, atrocious, gross, dire, outrageous, dreadful, egregious, iniquitous, nefarious, shameful, lamentable flagrant, glaring rare flagitious Usage Grievous ends with -ous and has two syllables: it should not be pronounced as if it ended -ious and had an extra syllable Derivatives grievousness noun formal With the available data, the grievousness of the condition of the dugong population in the country was evident. Example sentencesExamples In other words the PTAs need not use their discretion to decide on the grievousness of the complaint. The first two factors are the grievousness of the acts and the degree of malicious intent. Origin Middle English: from Old French greveus, from grever (see grieve¹). Definition of grievous in US English: grievous adjectiveˈɡrivəsˈɡrēvəs formal (of something bad) very severe or serious. his death was a grievous blow the American fleet suffered grievous losses Example sentencesExamples The loss of either deputy would be a grievous blow to Quinn. ‘This shocking incident was a terrible loss for the British Army, and struck a grievous blow to the families of the six soldiers,’ he added. Also in July last year, a similar police action turned violent and several vendors and two journalists sustained grievous bodily injuries. The tragic loss of this extraordinary young man will seem a heavy blow to our nation's morale, as it is surely a grievous injury to his loved ones. One failed to detonate; the other inflicted grievous wounds. But impeachment is an extreme step which must only be considered for the most grievous wrongdoing. What a grievous loss his death is to American culture and to those of us who knew him personally, admired, and loved him. ‘To be guilty of a major breach of the drug code is to have committed a grievous offence against sport,’ he said. But what I did not hear were specific new solutions on how to solve this grievous lack of funding for health care in the largest local system in the nation. In some ways, the loss of an adult breadwinner is more grievous than that of a child, when one considers the knock-on effect on families. Thus dishonest reporting has made truth a casualty of the war, causing grievous damage to the integrity of the journalistic profession. His resignation as convener, forced or not, was a grievous blow, and party officials have admitted as much. We've been struck a grievous blow, but it's not a mortal blow. He was told his catalogue of crimes was among the most grievous of sex offences when he was convicted yesterday at Leeds Crown Court. GAA President Sean Kelly described his death as a ‘massive and grievous loss to a great sporting family’. Fortunately, the grievous damage to the reactor did not result in any injuries or deaths, in large part because of the robust design of all of the plant's systems. But those who survive have much more grievous wounds. Give me some suggestions so I don't make the grievous error of leaving something out and then getting two dozen emails about it. She said there was a danger of the public not realising how grievous were the crimes being committed. The greatest battle of the campaign was fought on the Suvla plain on 21 August, but, despite grievous losses, the greatly reinforced Turks held their ground. Synonyms heinous, grave, deplorable, shocking, appalling, atrocious, gross, dire, outrageous, dreadful, egregious, iniquitous, nefarious, shameful, lamentable serious, severe, grave, bad, critical, dreadful, terrible, awful disastrous, calamitous Usage Grievous ends with -ous and has two syllables: do not pronounce it with three syllables (GREE-vee-us), as if it ended with -ious Origin Middle English: from Old French greveus, from grever (see grieve).
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