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Causing great pain or anguish
“Despite grievous injuries, they dragged themselves along the floor after the horde. What was driving them? What had possessed their minds and bodies?”
Tending to cause great sadness or distress
“He had just returned to the village when he heard the grievous news of his mother's death.”
Deplorable, arousing revulsion or strong indignation
“This grievous lack of basic knowledge, and a stubborn unwillingness to listen to experts or to hear contrary views, was in fact, broadly characteristic of the administration.”
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load
“It is the duty of the Government to concentrate its energies upon the grievous task of saving us from bankruptcy.”
Full of danger or risk
“He was in a grievous situation and often lamented his fate.”
Leading to, resulting from, or suggestive of, great disaster
“This revolt was a tragic and disastrous episode, with grievous repercussions on the country's political landscape.”
Causing severe fear or terror
“She could think of it only as a tragedy, the grievous tale of a friendly, flaky blond actress who was dead and a movie mogul whose life was about to come crashing down.”
To a blatantly great or extreme degree, typically in the negative sense
“Bowdoin argued that the military occupation of Boston was a grievous insult to his Majesty's faithful subjects.”
Marked by a likelihood to threaten the safety of a person or persons
Horrifyingly wicked, evil or violent
Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain
Causing or liable to cause death or tragedy
Arousing revulsion or disgust, especially physically
Characteristic of great power or forcefulness
(of an object or situation) Significant in degree of importance or urgency
Not based on or behaving according to the principles of justice and fairness
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