grievously

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grievously

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From Middle English grevously; equivalent to grievous + -ly.

adverb more grievously · most grievously

  1. In a grievous manner, severely. [T]he king ſent to the ſea ſixe good ſhippes, well manned and vitayled for the warre: […] for ſaffegarde of the Merchauntes, and other the kinges ſubiectes, that were greuouſly ſpoyled and robbed on the ſea, by Frenchmen, Scottes and other rouers.

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adv in a grievous manner

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Русскиймучи́тельно mučítelʹno

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"grievously." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grievously. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{grievously_2026,
  title = {grievously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grievously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}