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grievously

[gree-vuhs-lee] / ˈgri vəs li /
ADVERB
sadly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wistfully
WEAK
cheerlessly dejectedly dismally dolefully gloomily joylessly morosely sorrowfully
Antonyms
WEAK
happily
ADVERB
seriously
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acutely badly intensely severely sorely very
STRONG
gravely
WEAK
decidedly deplorably distressingly harmfully menacingly perilously precariously quite regrettably threateningly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
little
WEAK
casually funnily lightly minor trivially
ADVERB
sorely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acutely badly greatly sadly severely woefully
STRONG
painfully
WEAK
distressfully heartbrokenly very
ADVERB
sorely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
greatly woefully
STRONG
painfully
WEAK
extremely
ADVERB
unfortunately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sadly
STRONG
regrettably
WEAK
disastrously dismally horribly lamentably miserably unhappily unsuccessfully
Antonyms
WEAK
appropriately favorably fortunately happily luckily

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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

These actions shocked the conscience and grievously damaged the country.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 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

Doughty, it turns out, grievously butchered the record to reach his conclusion.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2024

Turkey’s Armenian population, a vulnerable minority in the Ottoman Empire, suffered grievously during the war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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