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trying

English

Etymology

try +? -ing

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t?a?.??/

Adjective

trying (comparative more trying, superlative most trying)

  1. Difficult to endure; arduous.
  2. Irritating, stressful or bothersome.

Translations

Verb

trying

  1. present participle of try

Noun

trying (plural tryings)

  1. (philosophy) The act by which one tries something; an attempt.

Anagrams

  • tyring

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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

grievous From the web:

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  • what generous mean in the bible
  • what's grievously wounded mean
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