Australian English Meaning of grievous

grievous

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Definitions and Meaning of grievous in English

Wordnet

grievous (s)

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

causing or marked by grief or anguish

of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

shockingly brutal or cruel

Webster

grievous (a.)

Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.

Characterized by great atrocity; heinous; aggravated; flagitious; as, a grievous sin.

Full of, or expressing, grief; showing great sorrow or affliction; as, a grievous cry.

FAQs About the word grievous

grievous

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm, causing or marked by grief or anguish, of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought, shockin

brutal,cruel,grim,hard,harsh,oppressive,painful,rough,searing,severe

agreeable,comfortable,easy,light,luxurious,enjoyable,soft,bearable,cozy,friendly

grieving => Grieving, griever => mourner, grieved => grieved, grieve => grieve, grievancer => grievant,