grievously
part of speech
adverb (grievously)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) Very seriously or badly: grievously wounded. tree →
2) (formal) In a way that causes great sorrow or harm: grievously wronged. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history, war stories and the Bible it describes serious wounds, sins and wrongs. In news it appears in reports of serious injuries. In everyday speech people usually say «badly» or «seriously» instead. Phrases: grievously wounded, grievously mistaken, grievously hurt.
examples
- The soldier was grievously wounded in the battle. tree →
- «You are grievously mistaken,» said the old judge. tree →
- The village suffered grievously in the flood. tree →
- The king felt he had been grievously wronged. tree →
- Two climbers were grievously injured in the fall. tree →
- All of a sudden the King's daughter fell grievously ill, and she sent for her father, and strictly enjoined him, saying-- tree →
note
Adverb of «grievous». Pronounced GREE-vus-lee, three syllables; not «grievious-ly». Formal and old-fashioned; for school writing «seriously» is often clearer.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «grievously» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.