Textual thesaurus for "grievous"

(adj) dangerous, grave, life-threatening, serious, severe

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

(adj) flagitious, monstrous, atrocious

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

(adj) grave, heavy, weighty

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

(adj) heartbreaking, heartrending

causing or marked by grief or anguish

a grievous loss; a grievous cry; her sigh was heartbreaking; the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter