different between grievous vs grievously
grievous
English
Alternative forms
- greuous (obsolete)
- grievious, grevious (less common / nonstandard outside dialects)
Etymology
From grieve, from Middle English greven, from Old French grever, from Latin grav? (“I burden”). Developed in the 13th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??i?.v?s/
- Rhymes: -i?v?s
- (nonstandard outside dialects) IPA(key): /??i?.vi?.?s/ (often used in conjunction with the spelling grievious)
Adjective
grievous (comparative more grievous, superlative most 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.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:lamentable
Translations
Anagrams
- grevious
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grievously
English
Etymology
grievous +? -ly
Adverb
grievously (comparative more grievously, superlative most grievously)
- In a grievous manner, severely.
Translations
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