GRIEVOUS


Meaning of GRIEVOUS in English

griev ‧ ous /ˈɡriːvəs/ BrE AmE adjective

formal very serious and causing great pain or suffering:

a grievous shortage of hospital beds

—grievously adverb :

He was grievously hurt by their betrayal.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.