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
The child, identified as Finley Baker, was grievously injured in the three-way collision on a Lincolnshire road on March 19, 2025, Lincolnshire police said in a statement.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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
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.
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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.
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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.
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Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised.
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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.
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Susan Page,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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.
—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
26 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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Customers complained, some bitterly, and AMD heard and granted their demands.
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Those fans erupted when Harry Kane scored on a penalty kick in the 12th minute, and groaned bitterly when Baturina scored the equalizer some 20 minutes later.
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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.
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Little Debbie Apple Flips Though there are still plenty of Little Debbie classics filling the shelves at Southern grocery stores, and even new arrivals from time to time, there are also sadly some treats that have been discontinued.
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Its co-op is online-only (no couch play, sadly), and the AI companion is your trusty sidekick.
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The Battle of Karbala — where a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad died defying tyranny — feels painfully present for residents of Nabatieh as Israel continues to occupy southern Lebanon.
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Iranian officials are also painfully aware that their country was bombed during previous periods of negotiations with the US since the war that broke out in late February.
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“Grievously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grievously. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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