Definition of grievous

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Grievous (a.) Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.

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Burden :: Burden (v. t.) To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes..
Affliction :: Affliction (n.) The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief..
Dearly :: Dearly (adv.) At a high rate or price; grievously.
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc..
Immortal :: Immortal (a.) Great; excessive; grievous.
Deplorable :: Deplorable (a.) Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable..
Atrocious :: Atrocious (a.) Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious distempers..
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To oppress or burden grievously.
Burdensome :: Burdensome (a.) Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive.
Teenful :: Teenful (a.) Full of teen; harmful; grievous; grieving; afflicted.
Afflicting :: Afflicting (a.) Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; as, an afflicting event. -- Af*flicting*ly, adv..
Curse :: Curse (v. t.) To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.
Ingrieve :: Ingrieve (v. t.) To render more grievous; to aggravate.
Sorely :: Sorely (adv.) In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted..
Exasperate :: Exasperate (v. t.) To make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity..
Grievous :: Grievous (a.) Characterized by great atrocity; heinous; aggravated; flagitious; as, a grievous sin..
Sorrowful :: Sorrowful (a.) Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous; as, a sorrowful accident..
Grievous :: Grievous (a.) Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.
Dernly :: Dernly (adv.) Secretly; grievously; mournfully.
Mournful :: Mournful (a.) Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss..
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