GRIEVOUSLY
grievously
(adverb) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
grievously (comparative more grievously, superlative most grievously)
In a grievous manner, severely.
Source: Wiktionary
GRIEVOUS
Griev"ous, a. Etym: [OF. grevous, grevos, LL. gravosus. See Grief.]
1. Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful. The famine was grievous in the land. Gen. xii. 10. The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight. Gen. xxi 11.
2. Characterized by great atrocity; heinous; aggravated; flagitious; as, a grievous sin. Gen. xviii. 20.
3. Full of, or expressing, grief; showing great sorrow or affliction; as, a grievous cry.
– Griev"ous*ly, adv.
– Griev"ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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