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grievous
What does grievous mean?
grievous (adjective): serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use grievous in a sentence?
- This is a grievous mistake. (Tatoeba sentence #4501043 by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce grievous?
/ˈɡɹivəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does grievous come from?
From Middle English grevous, from Anglo-Norman grevous, from Old French grever, from Latin gravō (“to burden”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “grievous” mean?
in regular succession without gaps
Not quite: that's what serial means.
intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy
Not quite: that's what elaborate means.
serious, grave, dire, or dangerous
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lacking in liveliness or animation
Not quite: that's what dull means.
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