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   grievous

   /ˈɡriːvəs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of something bad) very severe or serious: formal "his death was a grievous blow" Similar heinousgravedeplorableshockingappallingatrociousgrossdireoutrageousdreadfulegregiousiniquitousnefariousshamefullamentableflagrantglaringrare:flagitiousOpposite trivialvenial

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French greveus, from grever (see grieve1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. grievousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

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