Grievously
adv
adv ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a grievous manner, severely.
"Thoſe Chriſtian Captiues, which you keepe as ſlaues, […] when they chance to reſt or breath a ſpace, Are puniſht with Baſtones so grieuouſly, That they lie panting on the Gallies ſide."
Adverb
- 1 in a grievous manner wordnet
Example
More examples"Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and off-times into the water."
Etymology
From Middle English grevously; equivalent to grievous + -ly.