
[Anglo-Norman grevous, from grever, to harm, aggrieve, from Latin gravāre, to burden. See grieve.]
grievously griev'ous·ly adv.| grid, griddle, gridiron, grey, greenness | |
| griffin, griffon, gryphon, grill, grille, grimace |
adjective
Definition: severe, painful; serious
Antonyms: good, harmless, pleasant
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
— Marcus Aurelius (121-180).
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sørgelig, tung, svær, bitter, frygtelig
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Nederlands (Dutch)
kwetsend, ernstig (pijn), verschrikkelijk
Français (French)
adj. - cruel, grave (une erreur, une blessure)
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Deutsch (German)
adj. - schmerzlich, schwer
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θλιβερός, οδυνηρός
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Italiano (Italian)
doloroso, offensivo
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Português (Portuguese)
adj. - doloroso, cruel, lamentável, penetrante
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Русский (Russian)
горестный, огромный, мучительный
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - doloroso, penoso, ofensivo, lamentable
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Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sorglig, pinsam, svår, tryckande (åld.)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
痛苦的, 充满悲伤的, 严重的
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 痛苦的, 充滿悲傷的, 嚴重的
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한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 매우 슬픈, 고통스런, 가혹한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 嘆かわしい, つらい, ひどい, 重い
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العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) باهظ, خطير, مؤلم
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מצער, חמור, מכאיב, מעליב, מחפיר
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