different between grievous vs hellish

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)

  1. Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
    • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
      As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.
  2. Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:lamentable

Translations

Anagrams

  • grevious

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hellish

English

Etymology

hell +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?h?l??/

Adjective

hellish (comparative more hellish, superlative most hellish)

  1. Causing pain, discomfort or distress.
    I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.

Synonyms

  • awful
  • horrible
  • terrible
  • nightmarish
  • infernal

Antonyms

  • heavenly

Related terms

  • see hell

Translations

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