English to English
grievous
('gr/i/v/@/s
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adjective (a)
- Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm(adj.all)Example:
Grievous bodily harm.
source: wordnet30 - causing or marked by grief or anguish(adj.all)Example:
A grievous loss.
A grievous cry.
source: wordnet30 - shockingly brutal or cruel(adj.all)Example:
A grievous offense against morality.
A grievous crime.
source: wordnet30