grievesome

English

Alternative forms

• grieve-some

Etymology

From grieve +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

grievesome (comparative more grievesome, superlative most grievesome)

1. Marked by grief or grieving; grievous
   • 1989, Ira Sadoff, Emotional Traffic:

     One instrument is plaintive, grievesome, high pitched: a little boy's whine.

   • 2004, Harun Yahya, The Hypocrite According To The Qur’an:

     What hypocrites will be confronted with, in return for their hypocrisy, is a grievesome torment, both in this world and beyond.

   • 2013, Elizabeth Lister, Nothing Stays the Same:

     'I can't thank you enough for the lovely time I've had with you. Yes, it has been a lovely time. I thought it would be a sad and grieve-some period but it's been really enjoyable.

   • 2015, Uriah Kriegel, The Varieties of Consciousness:

     But for my part, I find it impossible to imagine a grief with no awareness of a grievesome event, exhausted entirely by bodily sensations.

See also

• griefsome