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as in harsh
difficult to endure
the months of chemotherapy seemed almost as grievous an affliction as the cancer itself
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as in painful
hard to accept or bear especially emotionally
the death of a spouse can be a grievous loss from which one never recovers
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as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
a grievous wound that requires a doctor's immediate attention
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as in tragic
of a kind to cause great distress
the grievous cost of the war in human lives weighed heavily on the president's mind
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