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UK
/ɡɹˈiːvəsli/
]
[ US /ˈɡɹivəsɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɹivəsɫi/ ]
ADVERB
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in a grievous manner
the resolute but unbroken Germany, grievously wounded but far from destruction, was able to lay the firm foundations for military revival
How To Use grievously In A Sentence
- Grievously sinful indeed it was and is to swear by heaven, which is the abode of God; or by earth, which is His creation and by Him called His footstool; or by Jerusalem, which was regarded by those who swore as the city of the great King; or by one's own head, which is part of the body God has created. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
- A few years later, it became clear that these pseudo-experts were grievously mistaken.
- You should not suffer her to missay me so grievously. Eugene Field A Study In Heredity And Contradictions
- The town suffered grievously during the barbarian invasions and it did not recover until the Middle Ages, when it took its present form, that of a fortified medieval settlement round a strong castle.
- My country has suffered grievously from the dropping in 1919 of this team spirit because of differences in experiences. Watch On The Rhine
- “Jim” had parted with his brusquerie when we parted from the students, and was gentle and considerate beyond anything, though I knew that he must be grievously disappointed, both in my courage and strength. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
- The country has been grievously wronged and it must be supported wholeheartedly and without reserve.
- On the other hand, Russian, Serbian, Romanian, and Italian prisoners suffered grievously from the lack of food supplements. Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I
- To-day he was really "queer," was conscious for the first time of the existence of a world whose adjacence to the real world was, in after days, to trouble him so often and to complicate life for him so grievously. Jeremy
- Illinois: The race between Rep. Mark Kirk (R) and state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) reminds us of that great scene in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" where the black knight is grievously wounded time and again but comes back for more. The Fix's "Big Senate Six"