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• Grievous — Griev ous, a. [OF. grevous, grevos, LL. gravosus. See {Grief}.] 1. Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful. [1913 Webster] The famine was grievous in the land. Gen. xii. 10. [1913 Webster] The thing was very …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• grievous — [grēv′əs] adj. [ME grevous < OFr < grever: see GRIEVE] 1. causing grief 2. showing or characterized by grief [a grievous cry] 3. causing suffering; hard to bear; severe [grievous pain] 4. very serious; deplorable [a grievous fault …   English World dictionary

• grievous — 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… …   From formal English to slang

• grievous — 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.… …   Universalium

• grievous — /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,… …  

• Grievously — Grievous Griev ous, a. [OF. grevous, grevos, LL. gravosus. See {Grief}.] 1. Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful. [1913 Webster] The famine was grievous in the land. Gen. xii. 10. [1913 Webster] The thing …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Grievousness — Grievous Griev ous, a. [OF. grevous, grevos, LL. gravosus. See {Grief}.] 1. Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful. [1913 Webster] The famine was grievous in the land. Gen. xii. 10. [1913 Webster] The thing …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• griev´ous|ness — griev|ous «GREE vuhs», adjective. 1. hard to bear; causing great pain or suffering; severe: »grievous cruelty. SYNONYM(S): distressing. 2. very evil or offensive; outrageous; flagrant; atrocious: »Murder is a grievous crime in most societies.… …   Useful english dictionary

• griev´ous|ly — griev|ous «GREE vuhs», adjective. 1. hard to bear; causing great pain or suffering; severe: »grievous cruelty. SYNONYM(S): distressing. 2. very evil or offensive; outrageous; flagrant; atrocious: »Murder is a grievous crime in most societies.… …   Useful english dictionary

• griev|ous — «GREE vuhs», adjective. 1. hard to bear; causing great pain or suffering; severe: »grievous cruelty. SYNONYM(S): distressing. 2. very evil or offensive; outrageous; flagrant; atrocious: »Murder is a grievous crime in most societies. Wasting food… …   Useful english dictionary

• heartbreaking — adjective causing or marked by grief or anguish a grievous loss a grievous cry her sigh was heartbreaking the heartrending words of Rabin s granddaughter • Syn: ↑grievous, ↑heartrending • Simil …   Useful english dictionary