English Explanatory Dictionary

grievous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.
  2. Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹiː.vəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-grievous.wav /ɡɹiː.viː.əs/

Word forms

grievous more grievous most grievous greuous greevous gravious grievious grevious

Etymology

From Middle English grevous, from Anglo-Norman grevous, from Old French grever, from Latin gravō (“to burden”). Developed in the 13th century. Equivalent to grief + -ous.

Synonyms

saddening sorrowful atrabiliary atrabilious deplorable depressing distressing grievous heartbreaking heartrending miserable lamentable lachrymable mournful regrettable rueful sad tragic unhappy upsetting woebegone woeful perilous sombre dangerous dangersome hazardous jeopardous wicked parlous periculous precarious risky unsafe austere frightful demure serious grave earnest lack-laughter thoughtful sage saturnine sedate solemn solemncholy sober somber staid stern sweer weightsome weighty

Derived words

grievous bodily harm grievously grievousness overgrievous
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