Definitions
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- adjective
superlative form ofgrievous : mostgrievous .
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Examples
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‘Thou hast said well,’ replied she; ‘for that indeed was her grievousest want.’
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'Thou hast said well,' replied she; 'for that indeed was her grievousest want.'
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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The friends we love have appointed us * The grievousest parting-dule to dree.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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‘guideress’; ‘charmeress’ changed semicolon to comma superlatives as ‘griveousest’ grievousest
English Past and Present Richard Chenevix Trench 1846
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