One instrument is plaintive, grievesome, high pitched: a little boy's whine.
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Grievesome
Synonyms for "grievesome"
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What hypocrites will be confronted with, in return for their hypocrisy, is a grievesome torment, both in this world and beyond.
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'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.
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But for my part, I find it impossible to imagine a grief with no awareness of a grievesome event, exhausted entirely by bodily sensations.
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