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
Justice Curtis Farber handed down the sentence to Alejandro Piedra, 32, for claiming the life of 38-year-old Clemson Cockfield, and grievously injuring the victim’s wife, Jennifer Cockfield, and another man, Jonathan Lopez, during a bloody melee on June 23, 2024.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
Jack replaces the rock and saves the island, but is grievously wounded.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Jury selection continued Friday in Woodland ahead of Carlos Reales Dominguez’s second murder trial in the deadly Davis knife attacks that left two men dead, a woman grievously wounded and a city terrorized in 2023.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
Burke must show responsibility to Martinez, Gonzalez and countless others who were grievously injured by out-of-control federal agents.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The director, Antoine Fuqua, working with a script by John Logan, portrays Michael as an emotionally stunted and grievously wounded artist of historic greatness.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2026
Thirty years ago, the firestorm over a 21-day shutdown revived Bill Clinton's presidency and grievously wounded Newt Gingrich's speakership.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
Jack replaces the rock and saves the island, but is grievously wounded.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Jury selection continued Friday in Woodland ahead of Carlos Reales Dominguez’s second murder trial in the deadly Davis knife attacks that left two men dead, a woman grievously wounded and a city terrorized in 2023.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
Burke must show responsibility to Martinez, Gonzalez and countless others who were grievously injured by out-of-control federal agents.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The director, Antoine Fuqua, working with a script by John Logan, portrays Michael as an emotionally stunted and grievously wounded artist of historic greatness.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2026
Thirty years ago, the firestorm over a 21-day shutdown revived Bill Clinton's presidency and grievously wounded Newt Gingrich's speakership.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grievously
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After Adele and her mother had fought, bitterly, about her decision to keep the baby, and then more bitterly about her refusal to find Jamie in Florida and demand child support, Bromley invited her to live with him while things cooled down at home.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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During the Nullification Crisis of 1831–1833, partisan journalists had a major role in framing the issue and were bitterly opposed to one another, especially in South Carolina.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 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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Those faithful are making SpaceX not just the largest and most widely-lauded IPO ever, but sadly, far-and-away the most expensive.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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As a fashion writer with expensive taste and a budget that (sadly) doesn’t always agree, TJ Maxx’s Runway section has become my go-to source for scoring designer finds at prices that feel too good to be true.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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The novel painfully exposes the ruthless mistreatment and exploitation of both racehorses and humans in this era and tracks the ripples of that trauma through time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Audiences fell in love with Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt’s pitch-perfect chemistry as Paul and Jamie Buchman, a married couple whose everyday misadventures felt hilariously — sometimes painfully — relatable.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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“Grievously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grievously. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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