as in bitterly
with feelings of bitterness or grief
I was grievously disappointed not to be invited to the wedding
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Recent Examples of grievously
Thirty years ago, the firestorm over a 21-day shutdown revived Bill Clinton's presidency and grievously wounded Newt Gingrich's speakership.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, an 8-year-old in West Baltimore at the time of the murder, offers piercing commentary on the impact of both the initial crime and the succeeding one, the grievously unjust trial that put three kids in the penitentiary.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
During their final confrontation, Safin shoots Bond several times, grievously wounding him.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The country’s food safety net — already in tatters — has been grievously abused.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
Smith was trapped and grievously injured underneath the wreckage.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The fact that Nixon dodged impeachment and was exonerated of all legal wrongdoing by his successor Gerald Ford’s pardon left the adjudication of war-powers authority a grievously unfinished piece of civic business.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, an 8-year-old in West Baltimore at the time of the murder, offers piercing commentary on the impact of both the initial crime and the succeeding one, the grievously unjust trial that put three kids in the penitentiary.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
During their final confrontation, Safin shoots Bond several times, grievously wounding him.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The country’s food safety net — already in tatters — has been grievously abused.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
Smith was trapped and grievously injured underneath the wreckage.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The fact that Nixon dodged impeachment and was exonerated of all legal wrongdoing by his successor Gerald Ford’s pardon left the adjudication of war-powers authority a grievously unfinished piece of civic business.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grievously
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The ultra-chic crewneck sweater has a slightly oversized fit that’s perfect for cozying up on a long-haul flight and or layering with a turtleneck on bitterly cold winter days.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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Not bitterly, not hysterically—openly, with the sound of someone arriving at a recognition both painful and clarifying.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.—
Madhuri Vijay,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The Super Bowl, sadly, was a snoozer.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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One man sadly watched the commemoration from a sidewalk in Tehran, not taking part.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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But Wemby got his painfully cool peers to play along, to pick up the tempo – and their defense, often at half court.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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My path has crossed languages and cultures, continents and genres, sometimes gracefully, sometimes a little painfully, but always guided by curiosity and deep faith in cinema.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Grievously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grievously. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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