- grievous griev·ous adj
- ['ɡriːvəs]
(pain) atroce, intenso (-a), (injuries, fault, loss) grave, (blow) pesante, (news) triste, doloroso (-a), (crime) atroce, orrendo (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
grievous griev·ous adj
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grievous — griev•ous [[t]ˈgri vəs[/t]] adj. 1) causing grief or great sorrow: a grievous loss[/ex] 2) causing serious harm; flagrant; atrocious: a grievous offense[/ex] 3) characterized by great pain or suffering: arrested for causing grievous bodily… … From formal English to slang
grievous — griev|ous [ˈgri:vəs] adj formal very serious and causing great pain or suffering ▪ The loss of his father was a grievous blow. ▪ a grievous shortage of hospital beds >grievously adv ▪ He was grievously hurt by their betrayal … Dictionary of contemporary English
