as in bitterly
with feelings of bitterness or grief
I was grievously disappointed not to be invited to the wedding
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Recent Examples of grievously
When religion is made to serve the work of empire rather than the work of liberation, something has gone grievously wrong.
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Otis Moss Iii,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
But her sister’s head was grievously misshapen.
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New York Times,
21 June 2026
The child, identified as Finley Baker, was grievously injured in the three-way collision on a Lincolnshire road on March 19, 2025, Lincolnshire police said in a statement.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Justice Curtis Farber handed down the sentence to Alejandro Piedra, 32, for claiming the life of 38-year-old Clemson Cockfield, and grievously injuring the victim’s wife, Jennifer Cockfield, and another man, Jonathan Lopez, during a bloody melee on June 23, 2024.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2026
Jury selection continued Friday in Woodland ahead of Carlos Reales Dominguez’s second murder trial in the deadly Davis knife attacks that left two men dead, a woman grievously wounded and a city terrorized in 2023.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2026
The director, Antoine Fuqua, working with a script by John Logan, portrays Michael as an emotionally stunted and grievously wounded artist of historic greatness.
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Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Apr. 2026
Otis Moss Iii,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
But her sister’s head was grievously misshapen.
—
New York Times,
21 June 2026
The child, identified as Finley Baker, was grievously injured in the three-way collision on a Lincolnshire road on March 19, 2025, Lincolnshire police said in a statement.
—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Justice Curtis Farber handed down the sentence to Alejandro Piedra, 32, for claiming the life of 38-year-old Clemson Cockfield, and grievously injuring the victim’s wife, Jennifer Cockfield, and another man, Jonathan Lopez, during a bloody melee on June 23, 2024.
—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2026
Jury selection continued Friday in Woodland ahead of Carlos Reales Dominguez’s second murder trial in the deadly Davis knife attacks that left two men dead, a woman grievously wounded and a city terrorized in 2023.
—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2026
The director, Antoine Fuqua, working with a script by John Logan, portrays Michael as an emotionally stunted and grievously wounded artist of historic greatness.
—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised.
—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grievously
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With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.
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And the organization’s internal splinter groups, the Soviet-leaning Weatherman Underground and the Maoist-leaning Progressive Labor faction fought each other bitterly.
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Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.
Adverb
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Little Debbie Apple Flips Though there are still plenty of Little Debbie classics filling the shelves at Southern grocery stores, and even new arrivals from time to time, there are also sadly some treats that have been discontinued.
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Its co-op is online-only (no couch play, sadly), and the AI companion is your trusty sidekick.
Adverb
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The Battle of Karbala — where a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad died defying tyranny — feels painfully present for residents of Nabatieh as Israel continues to occupy southern Lebanon.
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Iranian officials are also painfully aware that their country was bombed during previous periods of negotiations with the US since the war that broke out in late February.
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“Grievously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grievously. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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