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.
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Grievously
Synonyms for "grievously" (74 found)
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Translations
5 translations across 4 languages.
French
1 entries- grièvement adv (in a grievous manner)
Polish
1 entries- poważnie adv (in a grievous manner)
Russian
1 entries- мучи́тельно adv (in a grievous manner)
Swedish
2 entries- allvarlig adv (in a grievous manner)
- sorgligt adv (in a grievous manner)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Abraham took this grievously for his son.
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Governments are desperate to avoid imposing nationwide lockdowns, or shutting down already grievously damaged economies.
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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.
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