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grievously

[gree-vuhs-lee] / ˈgri vəs li /




ADVERB
sorely
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The agency also provides a grievously misleading account of the 2014 Supreme Court opinion in Utility Air Regulatory Group v.

From Slate Feb. 20, 2026

Each loved nature and beauty and harmony, suffered grievously under American settlement and finally succeeded by being true to its heritage.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 3, 2025

The use of this ancient wartime power, which was only used three times before, and grievously abused in the case of the Japanese and Italian American internment, is an attack on common sense.

From Salon May 2, 2025

The video appeared to be the first time that Mr. Goldberg-Polin, who was grievously injured in the Hamas-led Oct.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2024

Colonel Cathcart took the cigarette holder out of his mouthy stood it on end inside the pocket of his shirt, and began gnawing on the fingernails of both hands grievously.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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