Definition of Grievous

very serious and often causing a lot of pain or suffering

Examples of Grievous in a sentence

Hearing that you have cancer is always grievous news.  🔊

He had suffered a grievous wound that he would never recover from.  🔊

The doctor did her best, but there was no fixing such a grievous injury.  🔊

Sometimes, a verbal insult can cause a more grievous injury than any physical assault.  🔊

After hearing about the unspeakable actions of his coworker, he was unsure if he would ever move past such a grievous act.  🔊

The grievous news of his father’s death left him unable to continue working.  🔊

Unable to accept his own actions, the murderer wondered if such a grievous sin could ever be forgiven.  🔊

He could never forgive the grievous betrayal of his former best friend.  🔊

The death of her husband came as a grievous wound that she would never recover from.  🔊

His betrayal was a grievous offense that could never be fully forgiven.  🔊

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