grievous
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɡɹiː.vəs/
- (nonstandard outside dialects) IPA: /ɡɹiː.viː.əs/ (often used in conjunction with the spelling grievious)
grievous
- Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.
- See also Thesaurus:lamentable
- Russian: мучи́тельный
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