grievously

adverb

Definition of grievouslynext
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 But her sister’s head was grievously misshapen. — New York Times, 21 June 2026 When religion is made to serve the work of empire rather than the work of liberation, something has gone grievously wrong. — Otis Moss Iii, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 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 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 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grievously
  1. bitterly
  2. sorrowfully
  3. sadly
  4. painfully
Adverb
  • With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • And the organization’s internal splinter groups, the Soviet-leaning Weatherman Underground and the Maoist-leaning Progressive Labor faction fought each other bitterly.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
Definition of bitterly
Adverb
  • Tarun would tease her, and my mother would look sorrowfully toward Kavitha, as if the two of them now shared some womanly burden.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Definition of sorrowfully
Adverb
  • To its sadly unusual credit, each Enola Holmes film has taken on a different social issue to address, albeit at times rather on the nose-edly.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The Prince of Wales sadly won’t be attending Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s wedding Friday in New York City, but the heir to the British throne nonetheless made sure to offer some royal prestige to events.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Definition of sadly
Adverb
  • Her life remains a poignant reminder that America’s promise of liberty was still painfully incomplete for many who believed in it most.
    — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
  • But for too many agencies, turning that data into a complete, compliant police report is still painfully manual, time-consuming and prone to error.
    — Matthew Polega, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of painfully

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“Grievously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grievously. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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