grievous

12 points English 8 letters Uncommon Commonness #20,740 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

adjective

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

/ɡɹˈiːvʌs/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

shockingly brutal or cruel

of great gravity or crucial import

causing or marked by grief or anguish

Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)