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Webster 1913 Edition
Grievous
1.
Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.
The famine was
grievous
in the land. Gen. xii. 10.
The thing was very
grievous
in Abraham’s sight. Gen. xxi. 11.
2.
Characterized by great atrocity; heinous; aggravated; flagitious;
as, a
. grievous
sinGen. xviii. 20.
3.
Full of, or expressing, grief; showing great sorrow or affliction;
– as, a
. grievous
cryGriev′ous-ly
, adv.
Griev′ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Grievous
GRIE'VOUS
,Adj.
1.
Afflictive; painful; hard to be borne. Correction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way. Prov.15.
2.
Causing grief or sorrow. The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight, because of his son. Gen.21.
3.
Distressing. The famine was very grievous in the land. Gen.12.
4.
Great; atrocious. Because their sin is very grievous. Gen.18.
5.
Expressing great uneasiness; as a grievous complaint.6.
Provoking; offensive; tending to irritate; as grievous words. Prov.15.7.
Hurtful; destructive; causing mischief; as grievous wolves. Acts.20.Definition 2024
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English
Alternative forms
Adjective
grievous (comparative more grievous, superlative most grievous)
- Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.
Translations
causing grief, pain or sorrow
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Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:lamentable