- grievously
- adverb see grievous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
grievously
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grievously — (adv.) mid 14c., from GRIEVOUS (Cf. grievous) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
grievously — adv. Grievously is used with these verbs: ↑suffer, ↑wound … Collocations dictionary
grievously — grievous ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ (of something bad) very severe or serious. DERIVATIVES grievously adverb grievousness noun … English terms dictionary
grievously — adverb in a grievous manner the resolute but unbroken Germany, grievously wounded but far from destruction, was able to lay the firm foundations for military revival • Derived from adjective: ↑grievous … Useful english dictionary
Grievously — Grievous Griev ous, a. [OF. grevous, grevos, LL. gravosus. See {Grief}.] 1. Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful. [1913 Webster] The famine was grievous in the land. Gen. xii. 10. [1913 Webster] The thing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grievously — See grievous. * * * … Universalium
grievously — adverb In a grievous manner, severely … Wiktionary
grievously — Synonyms and related words: abominably, agonizingly, awfully, baldly, balefully, bitterly, blatantly, brashly, brokenheartedly, calamitously, cataclysmically, catastrophically, confoundedly, cruelly, crushingly, damnably, deadly, deathly,… … Moby Thesaurus
grievously — adv. in a manner which causes pain or sorrow; despicably … English contemporary dictionary
grievously — sarlice … English to the Old English
