Definition of grievous

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Grievous (a.) Full of, or expressing, grief; showing great sorrow or affliction; as, a grievous cry..

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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..
Sorely :: Sorely (adv.) In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted..
Grievous :: Grievous (a.) Characterized by great atrocity; heinous; aggravated; flagitious; as, a grievous sin..
Sore :: Sore (a.) In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.
Victim :: Victim (n.) A person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident..
Immortal :: Immortal (a.) Great; excessive; grievous.
Burdensome :: Burdensome (a.) Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive.
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To oppress or burden grievously.
Burden :: Burden (v. t.) To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes..
Deplorable :: Deplorable (a.) Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable..
Teenful :: Teenful (a.) Full of teen; harmful; grievous; grieving; afflicted.
Atrocious :: Atrocious (a.) Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious distempers..
Burden :: Burden (n.) That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive..
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.
Dearly :: Dearly (adv.) At a high rate or price; grievously.
Grievous :: Grievous (a.) Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.
Grievous :: Grievous (a.) Full of, or expressing, grief; showing great sorrow or affliction; as, a grievous cry..
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..
Wormwood :: Wormwood (n.) Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
Afflict :: Afflict (v. t.) To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment..
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