Griefy

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Full of grief.

    "But, oh! the doleful sight that then we see: / We turnde our looke, and on the other side / A griefy shape of Famine mought we see, / With greedy lookes, and gaping mouth that cryed, […]"

  2. 2
    Troublesome; liable to give someone grief. informal

    "It always made the boss focus on you, and that usually meant that a griefy job was more likely to come your way."

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"But, oh! the doleful sight that then we see: / We turnde our looke, and on the other side / A griefy shape of Famine mought we see, / With greedy lookes, and gaping mouth that cryed, […]"

Etymology

From grief + -y.

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