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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

“Midnight was closing in, the one-legged woman was grievously burned, and the Mumbai police were coming for Abdul and his father,” Boo’s book begins.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2025

These actions shocked the conscience and grievously damaged the country.

From Salon Mar. 7, 2025

She knew no one who would be willing to soothe or comfort or aid a grievously wounded being.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry




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