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grievesome en · ADJ

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Etymology

From grieve + -some.

Meanings

1. Marked by grief or grieving; grievous.
   • One instrument is plaintive, grievesome, high pitched: a little boy's whine. 1989, Ira Sadoff, Emotional Traffic:
   • But for my part, I find it impossible to imagine a grief with no awareness of a grievesome event, exhausted entirely by bodily sensations. 2015, Uriah Kriegel, The Varieties of Consciousness:
   • What hypocrites will be confronted with, in return for their hypocrisy, is a grievesome torment, both in this world and beyond. 2004, Harun Yahya, The Hypocrite According To The Qur’an:
   • 'I can't thank you enough for the lovely time I've had with you. Yes, it has been a lovely time. I thought it would be a sad and grieve-some period but it's been really enjoyable. 2013, Elizabeth Lister, Nothing Stays the Same:

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griefsome