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grievously

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
griev•ous /ˈgrivəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. causing grief or great sorrow:a grievous loss.
  2. causing serious harm;
    terrible:a grievous offense.
  3. characterized by great pain or suffering:caused grievous bodily harm.
  4. causing a great burden;
    oppressive:a grievous tax.
griev•ous•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
griev•ous  (grē′vəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. causing grief or great sorrow:grievous news.
  2. flagrant;
    outrageous;
    atrocious:a grievous offense against morality.
  3. full of or expressing grief;
    sorrowful:a grievous cry.
  4. burdensome or oppressive.
  5. 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
griev′ous•ly, adv. 
griev′ous•ness, n. 
    1. distressing, sad, sorrowful, painful. 2. deplorable, lamentable, calamitous, heinous, flagitious, dreadful, shameful, iniquitous.
    1. delightful.
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