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grievous definition
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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")
grievous definition
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