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Learn the meaning of grievous with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.
grievous
(adjective)
grievous
(adjective)
Meaning
causing great pain or sadness
Example
"The grievous news made everyone very sad."
Synonyms
seriousseverepainful
Antonyms
trivialminorlight
More about this word
Word origin
From Latin gravis, meaning heavy or serious.
Related word forms
noun: grievance
adverb: grievously
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