Grievous
Grievous [ GREE-vuh's ] | |
[ adjective ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. causing sorrow 2. atrocious or outrageous 3. onerous, burdensome or oppressive 4. grave or serious | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
Because of the grievous negligence of the supervisor, a worker lost his hand in an accident. |