Grieved

//ɡɹiːvd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of grieve form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Very sad or distressed, sorely upset. literary

    "An vncouth paine torments my grieued ſoule, And death arreſts the organe of my voyce. Who entring at the breach thy ſword hath made, Sackes euery vaine and artier of my heart, […]"

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achingaggrievedanguishedbleedingbruisedcareworn

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"He grieved at the death of his best friend."

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