grievous

Definition of grievous

Adjectives

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
"grievous bodily harm"
Synonyms:
dangerous, grave, life-threatening, serious, severe
critical
being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
causing or marked by grief or anguish
"a grievous loss"
"a grievous cry"
Synonyms:
heartbreaking, heartrending
sorrowful
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
"a grievous fault"
Synonyms:
grave, heavy, weighty
important, of import
of great significance or value
shockingly brutal or cruel
"a grievous offense against morality"
"a grievous crime"
Synonyms:
atrocious, flagitious, monstrous
evil
morally bad or wrong

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GRE Words »(500 words)
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Words that contain grievous

grievous bodily harm
 grievously