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grievous
CEFRC1
/ˈɡɹiː.vəs/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Very serious, painful, or damaging.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailSerious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
Examples
The family suffered a grievous loss in the accident.
This is a grievous mistake.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ɡɹiː.viː.əs/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningCausing grief, pain, or sorrow.
More examples
In contextAs for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed, but not dangerous.
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Origin
adjective
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.