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- pronunciation:
- gri
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful.
The war had caused grievous injuries to both his body and spirit.His grievous remarks were made out of spite.- synonyms:
- distressing, heartrending, painful
- similar words:
- agonizing, bitter, deplorable, sore, sorry
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definition 2: |
expressing or full of grief; anguished.
- synonyms:
- anguished, heartrending, sorrowful
- similar words:
- bitter, mournful, pained
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definition 3: |
grave and deplorable; heinous.
He'd committed a grievous wrong and yet he felt no remorse.- synonyms:
- deplorable, despicable, heinous
- antonyms:
- slight, trivial, venial
- similar words:
- appalling, atrocious, contemptible, dire, egregious, flagrant, grave, lamentable
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related words: |
deplorable, disastrous, doleful, gross, hard, heavy, intense, painful, sad, woeful |
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derivations: |
grievously (adv.), grievousness (n.) |
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