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English to English adjective
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Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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causing or marked by grief or anguish | | Example: a grievous loss
a grievous cry
her sigh was heartbreaking
the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
source: wordnet30
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of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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shockingly brutal or cruel | | Example: murder is an atrocious crime
a grievous offense against morality
a grievous crime
no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
source: wordnet30
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