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grievous

/'grivəs/ · grivəs

Grievous has 2 syllables: griev · ous.

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adjective. Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought.

adjective. Causing or marked by grief or anguish.

adjective. Shockingly brutal or cruel.

adjective. Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm.

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