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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024griev•ous /ˈgrivəs/USA pronunciation adj. - causing grief or great sorrow:a grievous loss.
- causing serious harm;
terrible:a grievous offense. - characterized by great pain or suffering:caused grievous bodily harm.
- causing a great burden;
oppressive:a grievous tax.
griev•ous•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024griev•ous (grē′vəs),USA pronunciation adj. - causing grief or great sorrow:grievous news.
- flagrant;
outrageous;
atrocious:a grievous offense against morality. - full of or expressing grief;
sorrowful:a grievous cry. - burdensome or oppressive.
- causing great pain or suffering:arrested for causing grievous bodily harm to someone in a bar.
- Old French grevo(u)stem See grieve, -ous
- Middle English grevous 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged distressing, sad, sorrowful, painful.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deplorable, lamentable, calamitous, heinous, flagitious, dreadful, shameful, iniquitous.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged delightful.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grievous /ˈɡriːvəs/ adj - very severe or painful: a grievous injury
- very serious; heinous: a grievous sin
- showing or marked by grief
- causing great pain or suffering
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