grievous
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grievous
- /ˈɡɹiː.vəs/
- /ɡɹiː.viː.əs/
Rhymes with -iːvəs
Where it comes from
From Middle English grevous, from Anglo-Norman grevous, from Old French grever, from Latin gravō (“to burden”). Developed in the 13th century. Equivalent to grief + -ous.
adjective more grievous · most grievous · greuous · greevous · gravious · grievious
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Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.
No wonder that the old man's eye dwelt upon her with mingled pride and tenderness; yet was it a face that might cause affection many an anxious hour, for there was mind in the lofty and clear forehead, heart in the warm and flushed cheek,—and what are mind and heart to woman, but fairy gifts, for wh
Similar: saddening, sorrowful, atrabiliary, atrabilious, deplorable, depressing, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending, miserable, lamentable
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Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed, but not dangerous.
Similar: perilous, sombre, dangerous, dangersome, hazardous, hot, jeopardous, wicked, forbidding, parlous, periculous, precarious
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: heartbreaking, heartrending, sorrowful, atrocious, monstrous, heinous, severe, evil, flagitious, wicked, dangerous, serious, critical, weighty, heavy, important
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adj causing grief, pain or sorrow
| Deutsch | schmerzlich |
|---|---|
| Română | dureros |
| Русский | мучи́тельный mučítelʹnyj, печа́льный pečálʹnyj |
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title = {grievous},
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