What does grievious mean?
Grievious means (nonstandard outside dialects) Alternative form of grievous..
Grievious
/ˈɡɹiː.viː.əs/ · adjective
Meaning
(nonstandard outside dialects) Alternative form of grievous..
Example Sentences
Would it be a grievious sin for two cousin-germans to marry, without such dispensation?
Reasonable apprehension of immediate danger of grievious bodily harm to his wife and children, then in the house of the accused, is a justification of shooting the deceased, [...]
Thus S.16 (1) (d) would apply if while H and W were happily married, H fought with S at a party and caused S grievious bodily harm and H was imprisoned; [...]
Synonyms for grievious
Antonyms for grievious
Related Words
Word Forms
- more grievious
- most grievious
Usage Notes
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Would it be a grievious sin for two cousin-germans to marry, without such dispensation?
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