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My favorite day was Monday, September the 25th, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana, site of the Superdome. I watched our people who had suffered so grievously through Hurricane Katrina fill a stadium hours before a game and stay hours after the game.
Michael Irvin

Meaning of "grievously" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRIEVOUSLY

grievously  [ˈɡriːvəslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRIEVOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grievously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES GRIEVOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grievously in the English dictionary

The definition of grievously in the dictionary is in a severe or painful way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRIEVOUSLY


anonymously
əˈnɒnɪməslɪ
consciously
ˈkɒnʃəslɪ
continuously
kənˈtɪnjʊəslɪ
dangerously
ˈdeɪndʒərəslɪ
deviously
ˈdiːvɪəslɪ
effortlessly
ˈɛfətləslɪ
generously
ˈdʒɛnərəslɪ
hilariously
hɪˈlɛərɪəslɪ
hopelessly
ˈhəʊpləslɪ
mischievously
ˈmɪstʃɪvəslɪ
nervously
ˈnɜːvəslɪ
obviously
ˈɒbvɪəslɪ
previously
ˈpriːvɪəslɪ
ridiculously
rɪˈdɪkjʊləslɪ
seamlessly
ˈsiːmləslɪ
seriously
ˈsɪərɪəslɪ
simultaneously
ˌsɪməlˈteɪnɪəslɪ
spontaneously
spɒnˈteɪnɪəslɪ
tremendously
trəˈmɛndəslɪ
unanimously
juːˈnænɪməslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRIEVOUSLY

grief
grief player
grief-stricken
griefer
griefful
griefless
Grieg
Grierson
grievance
grievance procedure
grievant
grieve
griever
grieving
grievingly
grievous
grievous bodily harm
grievousness
griff
griffe

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRIEVOUSLY

advantageously
anxiously
cautiously
curiously
deliciously
disadvantageously
egregiously
enormously
erroneously
famously
furiously
graciously
marvellously
mysteriously
notoriously
outrageously
religiously
rigorously
unconsciously
variously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of grievously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grievously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRIEVOUSLY

Find out the translation of grievously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grievously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grievously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

惨重
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gravemente
570 millions of speakers

English

grievously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गंभीर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тяжко
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grievously
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হুড়মুড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gravement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan berat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schmerzlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲痛に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슬프게도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grievously
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đau đớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொடூரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गंभीरपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

grievously
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gravemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciężko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тяжко
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grav
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οικτρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grievously
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grievously
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grievously

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIEVOUSLY»

The term «grievously» is normally little used and occupies the 117.114 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIEVOUSLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grievously» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grievously» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grievously

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2 QUOTES WITH «GRIEVOUSLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grievously.
1
Marie de France
Fairest and dearest, your wrath and anger are more heavy than I can bear; but learn that I cannot tell what you wish me to say without sinning against my honour too grievously.
2
Michael Irvin
My favorite day was Monday, September the 25th, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana, site of the Superdome. I watched our people who had suffered so grievously through Hurricane Katrina fill a stadium hours before a game and stay hours after the game.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRIEVOUSLY»

Discover the use of grievously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grievously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An English and Danish Dictionary ...
I He will be grievously punished, band 'vil blive bourde/ignstrtssd. ' I We suffsrcd grievously on that voyage, wi [ced meget and! pan den rgctst. I I am grievously concerned for him, itg ersaa bedrb'tved for barn. I To beat one grievously, ...
Andreas Berthelson, 1754
2
Psychological Dimensions of Juvenile Delinquency
The results of Duncan's multiple comparison of means displays that mean self- image scores in ascending order were of murderers/who attempted to murder, burglars/dacoits, delinquents who hurt/grievously hurt, truants, and normal children.
Rishi Pal, 2011
3
Black Nostradamus Prophecies of America's Future
The twenty years of American good, bad, and grievously bad years. Economic problems, terrorist attacks, war. 2. The second trumpet sounds 2003, 2004, and 2005 Three years of more problems in America, with the church affairs and morality.
Lewis Jerome Armstrong, 2009
4
Salem-village Witchcraft: A Documentary Record of Local ...
But on the 18th of May, being the day of his examination, John Willard did most grievously torture me during the time of his examination, for if he did but look upon me he would immediately strike me down, or almost choke me. And also during ...
Paul S. Boyer, Stephen Nissenbaum, 1972
5
The Works of Thomas Jackson, D.D. ...
Now a man may trespass oftener and more grievously against some one or more of God's commandments (whether negative or affirmative) than he doth against others, and yet do all this, not out of any passionate affected partiality towards ...
Thomas Jackson, 1844
6
The History of Mansfield and It's Environs ...: 1: ...
A butcher that selleth swine's flesh, messell or murrain, or buyeth flesh of jews and selleth it unto christian men, after he be first convicted, be amerced grievously, second time convicted, have judgments of the pillory ; third time be imprisoned ...
William Harrod, 1801
7
Summa Theologica:
"If the man is the head, he should live better, and give an example of good deeds to his wife, that she may imitate him." Now he who ought to do better, sins more grievously, if he commit a sin. Therefore Adam sinned more grievously than Eve.
Saint Thomas (Aquinas), 1985
8
The Railways Act, 1989
... killed through their own carelessness, and (b) cases involving persons being railway servants or holding valid passes /tickets or otherwise who are killed or grievously injured while travelling outside the rolling-stock of a passenger train such ...
9
An abridgment of the publick statutes in force and use from ...
Neverthe* less if the lord so do against his tenant, he shall be but grievously punished by amercement. Moreover the distresses shall be reasonable, and not too great. And he that taketh great and unreasonable distresses shall be grievously ...
Great Britain, John Cay, 1739
10
Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Readings on ...
Now he who ought to do better sins more grievously, if he commit a sin. Therefore Adam sinned more grievously than Eve. . . . On the contmry. Punishment corresponds to guilt. Now the woman was more grievously punished than the man, ...
Kristen E. Kvam, Linda S. Schearing, Valarie H. Ziegler, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRIEVOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grievously is used in the context of the following news items.
1
LGBT Couples Are STILL Being Denied Marriage Licenses
He has erred grievously in giving them unsolicited advice that may subject them to liability in both their individual and official capacity, and ... «MTV.com, Jul 15»
2
Santro hits 5 Delhi cops on duty, 3 critical
NEW DELHI: Five traffic policemen were grievously injured when a speeding Santro hit them at a picket near north Delhi's Civil Lines early on ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Man gets jail, cane for bashing lover in mall
Yesterday, Karunagaran was sentenced to 16 months' jail and three strokes of the cane for grievously hurting cleaner Kalaivani Sakaran, 37, ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
4
China claims human rights lawyers were part of 'criminal syndicate'
State TV said the alleged conspiracy “grievously disrupted social order in the name of justice and public interest.” Between Friday and Monday ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
5
Delhi police officers attacked in three separate incidents in four days
In three separate incidents, its personnel were assaulted or injured grievously in different parts of the Capital in the last four days. In the first ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Perth miner caught up in stoush over South Africa cultural site
In May, shots were fired and a 61-year-old woman was "grievously injured" with a bush knife in a confrontation between pro and anti-mining ... «WA today, Jul 15»
7
How mad must you be, not to be responsible for your actions?
... committed a brave (and probably instinctive) act to save both his uncle and himself from a conflagration, which left him grievously injured. «UK Human Rights Blog, Jul 15»
8
Covarrubias gets 22-28 years for 2014 shooting incident
An officer returned fire, and a child was struck by a ricocheted bullet but was not grievously wounded. The child was examined and released at ... «Lexington Clipper Herald, Jul 15»
9
HC orders Centre to pay Rs 3L as interim relief to blast victim
Leesha, who was grievously injured in the blast, had to undergo a series of surgeries to get her leg fixed. She said that she spent almost Rs 10 ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
10
Psychologists Aiding CIA Torture
Condoning or participating in torture grievously breaches core medical ethics and the 1975 World Medical Association (WMA) Declaration of ... «RINF Alternative News, Jul 15»

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