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grievous


 
  Overview  of  adj  grievous 
 
  The  adj  grievous  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dangerous,  grave,  grievous,  serious,  severe  --  (causing  fear  or  anxiety  by  threatening  great  harm;  "a  dangerous  operation";  "a  grave  situation";  "a  grave  illness";  "grievous  bodily  harm";  "a  serious  wound";  "a  serious  turn  of  events";  "a  severe  case  of  pneumonia") 
  2.  grievous,  heartbreaking,  heartrending  --  (causing  or  marked  by  grief  or  anguish;  "a  grievous  loss";  "a  grievous  cry";  "her  sigh  was  heartbreaking";  "the  heartrending  words  of  Rabin's  granddaughter") 
  3.  grave,  grievous,  heavy,  weighty  --  (of  great  gravity  or  crucial  import;  requiring  serious  thought;  "grave  responsibilities";  "faced  a  grave  decision  in  a  time  of  crisis";  "a  grievous  fault";  "heavy  matters  of  state";  "the  weighty  matters  to  be  discussed  at  the  peace  conference") 
  4.  atrocious,  flagitious,  grievous,  heinous,  monstrous  --  (shockingly  brutal  or  cruel;  "murder  is  an  atrocious  crime";  "a  grievous  offense  against  morality";  "a  grievous  crime";  "no  excess  was  too  monstrous  for  them  to  commit") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  grievous 
 
  4  senses  of  grievous 
 
  Sense  1 
  dangerous,  grave,  grievous,  serious,  severe 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  critical)  ->  noncritical,  noncrucial 
 
  Sense  2 
  grievous,  heartbreaking,  heartrending 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sorrowful)  ->  joyful 
 
  Sense  3 
  grave,  grievous,  heavy,  weighty 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  important)  ->  unimportant 
 
  Sense  4 
  atrocious,  flagitious,  grievous,  heinous,  monstrous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  evil)  ->  good 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  grievous 
 
  4  senses  of  grievous 
 
  Sense  1 
  dangerous,  grave,  grievous,  serious,  severe 
  =>  critical  (vs.  noncritical) 
 
  Sense  2 
  grievous,  heartbreaking,  heartrending 
  =>  sorrowful  (vs.  joyful) 
 
  Sense  3 
  grave,  grievous,  heavy,  weighty 
  =>  important  (vs.  unimportant),  of  import 
 
  Sense  4 
  atrocious,  flagitious,  grievous,  heinous,  monstrous 
  =>  evil  (vs.  good),  wicked 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  grievous 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  grievous 
 
  grievous  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  grievous 
  grievous 
 
  Overview  of  adj  grievous 
 
  The  adj  grievous  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dangerous,  grave,  grievous,  serious,  severe  --  (causing  fear  or  anxiety  by  threatening  great  harm;  "a  dangerous  operation";  "a  grave  situation";  "a  grave  illness";  "grievous  bodily  harm";  "a  serious  wound";  "a  serious  turn  of  events";  "a  severe  case  of  pneumonia") 
  2.  grievous,  heartbreaking,  heartrending  --  (causing  or  marked  by  grief  or  anguish;  "a  grievous  loss";  "a  grievous  cry";  "her  sigh  was  heartbreaking";  "the  heartrending  words  of  Rabin's  granddaughter") 
  3.  grave,  grievous,  heavy,  weighty  --  (of  great  gravity  or  crucial  import;  requiring  serious  thought;  "grave  responsibilities";  "faced  a  grave  decision  in  a  time  of  crisis";  "a  grievous  fault";  "heavy  matters  of  state";  "the  weighty  matters  to  be  discussed  at  the  peace  conference") 
  4.  atrocious,  flagitious,  grievous,  heinous,  monstrous  --  (shockingly  brutal  or  cruel;  "murder  is  an  atrocious  crime";  "a  grievous  offense  against  morality";  "a  grievous  crime";  "no  excess  was  too  monstrous  for  them  to  commit") 



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