Grievous word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "grievous" word

[adjective] causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"
[adjective] shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
[adjective] of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
[adjective] causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"

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\Griev"ous\, a. [OF. grevous, grevos, LL. gravosus. See {Grief}.] 1. Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful. The famine was grievous in the land. --Gen. xii. 10. The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight. --Gen. xxi. 11. 2. Characterized by great atrocity; heinous; aggravated; flagitious; as, a grievous sin. --Gen. xviii. 20. 3. Full of, or expressing, grief; showing great sorrow or affliction; as, a grievous cry. -- {Griev"ous*ly}, adv. -- {Griev"ous*ness}, n.

Synonyms for grievous

atrocious, critical, dangerous, evil, flagitious, grave, heartbreaking, heartrending, heavy, heinous, important, monstrous, of import, serious, severe, sorrowful, weighty, wicked

Related terms: affecting, anguished, beneath contempt, black, cheerless, contemptible, demanding, destructive, dismal, doleful, exigent, gross, moving, oppressive, pathetic, plangent, rueful, sore, too bad, unpalatable, villainous, weighty

The fun area, different aproach to word »grievous«

Let's analyse "grievous" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Four vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: SUOVEIRG. Average typing speed for these characters is 2180 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --. .-. .. . ...- --- ..- ...

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: grievous: 9 + 5 + 6 + 3 = 23, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: grievous: 7 + 9 + 9 + 5 + 4 + 6 + 3 + 1 = 44, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful
V (1)	22	Fool	Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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