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grievous

[ gree-vuhs ]

adjective

  1. causing grief or great sorrow:

    grievous news.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. full of or expressing grief; sorrowful:

    a grievous cry.

  3. characterized by great pain or suffering; severe:

    grievous bodily harm;

    a grievous injury.

  4. having serious effects; grave:

    a grievous mistake;

    grievous faults.

  5. extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, brutal, etc.; atrocious:

    a grievous offense against morality;

    grievous crimes.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

  6. to incur grievous expenses.



grievous

/ 藞伞谤颈藧惫蓹蝉 /

adjective

  1. very severe or painful

    a grievous injury

  2. very serious; heinous

    a grievous sin

  3. showing or marked by grief

    a grievous cry

  4. causing great pain or suffering

    a grievous attack

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞驳谤颈别惫辞耻蝉濒测, adverb
  • 藞驳谤颈别惫辞耻蝉苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 驳谤颈别惫路辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • 驳谤颈别惫路辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍路驳谤颈别惫路辞耻蝉 adjective
  • non路驳谤颈别惫路辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辞路惫别谤路驳谤颈别惫路辞耻蝉 adjective
  • o路ver路驳谤颈别惫路辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of grievous1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English grevous, from Old French grevo(u)s; grieve, -ous
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Example Sentences

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He was jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years in June 2022 after a jury convicted him of offences including grievous bodily harm and possessing firearms with intent to endanger life.

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Despite court orders, the administration refuses to lift a finger to right that grievous wrong.

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鈥淐ordially鈥 is a little too jumpy for its own good, but its discursive heart is in the right place for these grievous times.

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But Mr Bridgen said he believed the comments intended to cause "grievous harm" to his reputation and were "seriously defamatory and untrue".

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Jurors also found him guilty of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent of another carnival-goer and of possessing an offensive weapon.

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