- (a.) Characterized by great atrocity; heinous; aggravated; flagitious; as, a grievous sin.
- (a.) Full of or expressing, grief; showing great sorrow or affliction; as, a grievous cry.
- (a.) Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). grievous. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/grievous/definitions/2013718 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "grievous" http://smartdefine.org/grievous/definitions/2013718 (accessed September 23, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, grievous, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/grievous/definitions/2013718>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "grievous" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/grievous/definitions/2013718> |