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• 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

• 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 — ag·griev·ance; griev·ance; griev·ant; griev·er; griev·ing·ly; griev·ous; griev·ous·ly; griev·ous·ness; ag·griev·ed·ly; …   English syllables

• grievous — griev·ous …   English syllables

• grievously — griev·ous·ly …   English syllables

• 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 — griev|ous [ grivəs ] adjective FORMAL extremely serious or severe: a grievous injury He has made a grievous error. ╾ griev|ous|ly adverb: He has suffered grievously …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• grievous — griev|ous [ˈgri:vəs] adj formal very serious and causing great pain or suffering ▪ The loss of his father was a grievous blow. ▪ a grievous shortage of hospital beds >grievously adv ▪ He was grievously hurt by their betrayal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• grievousness — griev·ous·ness …   English syllables