grievous

Letters that make grievous

s, o, e, g, r, i, u, v are letters that make 'grievous'

Words within grievous

IE, RI, ie, eV, US are words within 'grievous'


4 possible definitions for 'grievous'

Grievous as "of great gravity or crucial import, requiring serious thought"

Under this definition, grievous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

heavy, grave, weighty have the same meaning as 'grievous'

Derivatives of grievous

graveness, gravity, soberness, somberness, sombreness, sobriety, weightiness, weight are derivatives of 'grievous'.

Similar to grievous

important, of import are similar to 'grievous'.

Example of grievous used within this context

"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"


Grievous as "causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm"

Under this definition, grievous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dangerous, grave, serious, severe, life-threatening have the same meaning as 'grievous'

Derivatives of grievous

severeness, seriousness, severity, dangerousness, distressfulness, badness are derivatives of 'grievous'.

Similar to grievous

critical is similar to grievous.

Example of grievous used within this context

"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", "a life-threatening disease"


Grievous as "causing or marked by grief or anguish"

Under this definition, grievous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

heartbreaking, heartrending have the same meaning as 'grievous'

Similar to grievous

sorrowful is similar to grievous.

Example of grievous used within this context

"a grievous loss", "a grievous cry", "her sigh was heartbreaking", "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"


Grievous as "shockingly brutal or cruel"

Under this definition, grievous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

monstrous, flagitious, atrocious have the same meaning as 'grievous'

Derivatives of grievous

atrociousness, heinousness, demon, atrocity, fiend, ogre, monster, devil, barbarousness, monstrosity, inhumanity, barbarity are derivatives of 'grievous'.

Similar to grievous

evil is similar to grievous.

Example of grievous used within this context

"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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