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grievous definition

griev·ous (grēv′əs)

adjective

  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
  5. atrocious; heinous a grievous crime

Etymology: ME grevous < OFr < grever: see grieve

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