GRIE'VOUS, adjective [from grieve, or grief.] Heavy; oppressive; burdensome; as a grievous load of taxes. 1. Afflictive; painful; hard to be borne. Correction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way. Proverbs 15:1. 2. Causing grief or sorrow. The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight, because of his son. Genesis 21:11. 3. Distressing. The famine was very grievous in the land. Genesis 12:10. 4. Great; atrocious. Because their sin is very grievous Gen 18. 5. Expressing great uneasiness; as a grievous complaint. 6. Provoking; offensive; tending to irritate; as grievous words. Proverbs 15:1. 7. Hurtful; destructive; causing mischief; as grievous wolves. Acts 20:29.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI