Grievous
11grievous — griev•ous [[t]ˈgri vəs[/t]] adj. 1) causing grief or great sorrow: a grievous loss[/ex] 2) causing serious harm; flagrant; atrocious: a grievous offense[/ex] 3) characterized by great pain or suffering: arrested for causing grievous bodily… …
12grievous — adjective Date: 13th century 1. causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or sorrow < a grievous wound > < a grievous loss > 2. oppressive, onerous < grievous costs of war > 3. serious, grave < grievous …
13grievous — grievously, adv. grievousness, n. /gree veuhs/, 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.… …
14grievous — adjective 1 formal very serious and likely to be very harmful: a grievous error | a grievous shortage of hospital beds 2 especially literary a grievous wound or pain is severe and hurts a lot grievously adverb grievousness noun (U) …
15grievous — /ˈgrivəs / (say greevuhs) adjective 1. causing grief or sorrow: grievous news. 2. flagrant; atrocious: a grievous fault. 3. full of or expressing grief; sorrowful: a grievous cry. 4. Obsolete burdensome or oppressive. {Middle English grevous,… …
16grievous — griev|ous [ˈgri:vəs] adj formal very serious and causing great pain or suffering ▪ The loss of his father was a grievous blow. ▪ a grievous shortage of hospital beds >grievously adv ▪ He was grievously hurt by their betrayal …
17grievous — griev|ous [ grivəs ] adjective FORMAL extremely serious or severe: a grievous injury He has made a grievous error. ╾ griev|ous|ly adverb: He has suffered grievously …
18grievous — adjective 1) his death was a grievous blow Syn: serious, severe, grave, bad, critical, dreadful, terrible, awful, crushing, calamitous; painful, agonizing, traumatic, wounding, damaging, injurious; sharp …
19grievous — UK [ˈɡriːvəs] / US [ˈɡrɪvəs] adjective formal extremely serious or severe a grievous injury He has made a grievous error. Derived word: grievously adverb He has suffered grievously …
20grievous — adjective a) Causing grief, pain or sorrow As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous. b) serious, grave, dire or dangerous …
