grievous
adjective
[ ˈɡriːvəs ]
• (of something bad) very severe or serious.
• "his death was a grievous blow"
Similar:
serious,
severe,
grave,
bad,
critical,
dreadful,
terrible,
awful,
painful,
agonizing,
hurtful,
afflicting,
wounding,
damaging,
injurious,
sharp,
acute,
peracute,
disastrous,
calamitous,
crushing,
distressing,
traumatic,
harrowing,
sorrowful,
mournful,
sad,
heinous,
deplorable,
shocking,
appalling,
atrocious,
gross,
dire,
outrageous,
egregious,
iniquitous,
nefarious,
shameful,
lamentable,
flagrant,
glaring,
flagitious,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French greveus, from grever (see grieve1).
