Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A simplified spelling of
grieve .
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Examples
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Antioch has fallen, but the citadel has not, and all of our men are so griev-ously beset that I think that at this moment they have been killed by the Turks.
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Such carnality distressed Anglicans such as the Reverend Henry Bourne of Newcastle most griev-ously; in his eyes, Christmas was "a pretense for Drunkenness, and Rioting, and Wantonness."
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One minute he had been the one with all the griev - ances, the next Antonia had been spilling hers out all over him.
The Bellini Bride Reid, Michelle 2002
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The rebels were griev-ing, swept away by the dark river of their own sor'row.
The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994
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Before modern times most protest ideologies were religious and few were specifically intended for social protest; this suggests already the common distinction between the griev - ances that caused popular unrest and the ideologies that might be invoked by it.
PROTEST MOVEMENTS PETER N. STEARNS 1968
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Pears like he most es griev as we is bout Mars George.
The Southern Cross A Play in Four Acts Foxhall Daingerfield 1910
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You suffer me to be subjected to the whims & caprice, not only of your white family, but the complete authority of the blacks -- these griev -
Letter from Edgar Allan Poe to John Allan, Esquire, 19 March 1827 1827
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Thence let thy scatter'd Sight, and oft-griev'd Smell
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Top dogs: Eric (above left) with Mickey last month at Film Independent's Spirit Awards in L.A. Now, sadly, we learn that Mickey's pal Eric Roberts will soon be griev - ing the passing of a beloved pet as well.
Blog Talk Radio blog 2009
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It shattered the Georgian military, griev-ously damaged Georgia's economy, and stirred up discord within the Western alliance.
unknown title 2008
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