grievous
/ˈɡɹiː.vəs/ adjectif C2En français : grave
- Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.
- Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.
Dans la bibliothèque
It is a grievous affair to my poor girls, you must confess.
How grievous then was the thought that, of a situation so desirable in every respect, so replete with advantage, so promising for happiness, Jane had been deprived, by the folly and indecorum of her own family!
On his replying that he supposed it would be the prow, the Man said, “Death would not be grievous to me, if I could only see my Enemy die before me.”
His hands were clenched and his arms thrown abroad, while his lower limbs were interlocked as though his death struggle had been a grievous one.
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