Grievous - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈɡriːvəs|
Brit.
|ˈɡriːvəs|
adjective
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm (syn: dangerous, grave, life-threatening, serious, severe)
grievous bodily harm
- causing or marked by grief or anguish (syn: heartbreaking, heartrending)a grievous loss
a grievous cry
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought (syn: grave, heavy, weighty)a grievous cry
a grievous fault
- shockingly brutal or cruel (syn: atrocious, flagitious, monstrous)a grievous offense against morality
a grievous crime
a grievous crime
Extra examples
He took a foolish financial risk and suffered a grievous loss.
He was grievously hurt by their betrayal.
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