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What does grievous mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word grievous? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
  2. Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.
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They are also charged with causing grievous harm, which carries a heavier penalty of a maximum 20-year jail and fine or whipping.
Marriages go through difficulties, friendships go through tests, and events can occur that are unexpected and grievous.
Maybe that will be the only time that these people will realise they have done a grievous wrong.
Section 18 requires an intention to do grievous bodily harm or an intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer or any person.
Two teenage thugs chiefly responsible were caged for seven years each after admitting causing grievous bodily harm.
The overreaching buttinskies in the federal regulatory bureaucracy learned that they made a grievous error in mandating air bags in all vehicles.

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