Definitions
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Word origin
From Middle English grevous, from Anglo-Norman grevous, from Old French grever, from Latin gravō (“to burden”). Developed in the 13th century. Equivalent to grief + -ous.
Used in a sentence
“As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed, but not dangerous.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Very serious”8 letters
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