grievous
parah
definition
adjective
his death was a grievous blow
(of something bad) very severe or serious.
example
Fortunately, the 'grievous' damage to the reactor did not result in any injuries or deaths, in large part because of the robust design of all of the plant's systems.
GAA President Sean Kelly described his death as a ‘massive and 'grievous' loss to a great sporting family’.
‘This shocking incident was a terrible loss for the British Army, and struck a 'grievous' blow to the families of the six soldiers,’ he added.
The tragic loss of this extraordinary young man will seem a heavy blow to our nation's morale, as it is surely a 'grievous' injury to his loved ones.
Give me some suggestions so I don't make the 'grievous' error of leaving something out and then getting two dozen emails about it.
He was told his catalogue of crimes was among the most 'grievous' of sex offences when he was convicted yesterday at Leeds Crown Court.
Thus dishonest reporting has made truth a casualty of the war, causing 'grievous' damage to the integrity of the journalistic profession.
What a 'grievous' loss his death is to American culture and to those of us who knew him personally, admired, and loved him.
We've been struck a 'grievous' blow, but it's not a mortal blow.
But those who survive have much more 'grievous' wounds.
‘To be guilty of a major breach of the drug code is to have committed a 'grievous' offence against sport,’ he said.
She said there was a danger of the public not realising how 'grievous' were the crimes being committed.
His resignation as convener, forced or not, was a 'grievous' blow, and party officials have admitted as much.
The loss of either deputy would be a 'grievous' blow to Quinn.
Also in July last year, a similar police action turned violent and several vendors and two journalists sustained 'grievous' bodily injuries.
But impeachment is an extreme step which must only be considered for the most 'grievous' wrongdoing.
In some ways, the loss of an adult breadwinner is more 'grievous' than that of a child, when one considers the knock-on effect on families.
One failed to detonate; the other inflicted 'grievous' wounds.
But what I did not hear were specific new solutions on how to solve this 'grievous' lack of funding for health care in the largest local system in the nation.
The greatest battle of the campaign was fought on the Suvla plain on 21 August, but, despite 'grievous' losses, the greatly reinforced Turks held their ground.
The first two factors are the 'grievousness' of the acts and the degree of malicious intent.
With the available data, the 'grievousness' of the condition of the dugong population in the country was evident.
He is a decorated Vietnam veteran who was 'grievously' wounded in combat, and who rose to serve as administrator of the Veterans Administration.
The violence left at least four people 'grievously' injured.
The army and police remain 'grievously' underfunded and underequipped, lacking basic communications and transport equipment.
Since that date the country has suffered 'grievously' from an unprecedentedly severe drought.
In other words the PTAs need not use their discretion to decide on the 'grievousness' of the complaint.
These are the people of the developing world, who already live on a thin margin of survival and who would be most 'grievously' affected by global economic and political chaos.
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