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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

How do grievously wounded combatants power through to achieve extraordinary feats of heroism?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 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

His lawyers are certain to argue that making the material public would harm him grievously in violation of the Supreme Court’s guidance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024

“To a duel. For my honor, which was grievously betrayed.”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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