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griefy en · ADJ

Etymology

From grief + -y.

Meanings

1. Full of grief.
   • But, oh! the doleful sight that then we see: / We turnde our looke, and on the other side / A griefy shape of Famine mought we see, / With greedy lookes, and gaping mouth that cryed, […] 1868, John Chippendall Montesquieu Bellew, Poets' Corner: A Manual for Students in English Poetry, page 90:
   • It's hard and it's unfair, I know – and when we're still grieving or having a 'griefy' moment, it's even harder. 2016, Jody Day, Living the Life Unexpected, page 128:
2. (informal) Troublesome; liable to give someone grief.
   • It always made the boss focus on you, and that usually meant that a griefy job was more likely to come your way. 2013, Lisa Cutts, Never Forget:

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