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Meanings of very grievous in English

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Usage of very grievous in English
1
The contention was very grievous, for many were smitten and many overthrown.
Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut
2
Clara, as she left her father, felt that this was very grievous.
The Belton Estate
3
But oh, my dear, this must have been very grievous to you!
Magnum Bonum; Or, Mother Carey's Brood
4
The slaughter was very grievous, by reason of the greatness of the press.
Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut
5
There was something very grievous in the proposition to Lady Rowley.
He Knew He Was Right
6
The name of Nina Balatka was becoming very grievous to the old man.
Nina Balatka
7
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
The Doré Bible Gallery, Complete / Containing One Hundred Superb...
8
The Roman fell straightway to the ground, for his hurt was very grievous.
Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut
9
The tidings she brought home with her to her husband were very grievous.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
10
And it is very grievous to say that some stop there.
Quiet Talks on Following the Christ
11
And then there was another matter which was also very grievous to him.
Mr. Scarborough's Family
12
But this necessity of destroying papers was very grievous to her.
Kept in the Dark
13
That Lorna should hear such sentiments was very grievous to me.
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
14
Woe is me for my destruction, my wound is very grievous.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
15
His detention is very grievous to me, and, besides, I want his services.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
16
Your situation is very grievous; but you see what we should be exposed to.
The Peasant and the Prince
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