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grievous: Meaning and Definition of
griev•ous
Pronunciation: (grē'vus), [key]
— adj.
- causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- flagrant; outrageous; atrocious: a grievous offense against morality.
- full of or expressing grief; sorrowful: a grievous cry.
- burdensome or oppressive.
- causing great pain or suffering: arrested for causing grievous bodily harm to someone in a bar.
See also:
- grievous (Thesaurus)
