Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

ADJECTIVE 4

1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

   • “a dangerous operation”
   • “a grave situation”
   • “a grave illness”
   • “grievous bodily harm”
   • “a serious wound”
   • “a serious turn of events”
   • “a severe case of pneumonia”
   • “a life-threatening disease”
   Synonymsdangerousgraveseriousseverelife-threatening

2. causing or marked by grief or anguish

   • “a grievous loss”
   • “a grievous cry”
   • “her sigh was heartbreaking”
   • “the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter”
   Synonymsheartbreakingheartrending

3. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

   • “grave responsibilities”
   • “faced a grave decision in a time of crisis”
   • “a grievous fault”
   • “heavy matters of state”
   • “the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference”
   Synonymsgraveheavyweighty

4. shockingly brutal or cruel

   • “murder is an atrocious crime”
   • “a grievous offense against morality”
   • “a grievous crime”
   • “no excess was too monstrous for them to commit”
   Synonymsatrociousflagitiousmonstrous