Definition of grievously in English:
grievously
adverb ˈɡriːvəsliˈɡrivəsli
formal To a very severe or serious degree.
the town suffered grievously during the invasion
he was grievously wounded in combat
Example sentencesExamples
- Sport has suffered grievously from the excesses of the few recently.
- The lady was grievously offended, and changed her whole behaviour in regard to me.
- He believed he had been grievously wronged by those around him.
- Once he arrived home, the prince fell grievously ill.
- A few years later, it became clear that these pseudo-experts were grievously mistaken.
- Training costs for city workers were grievously underestimated.
- The country has suffered grievously from an unprecedentedly severe drought.
- The prospects of these people have been grievously damaged by the massive failure of their political leadership.
- They grievously overstate the costs of bringing new drugs to market in hopes of wringing extortionate payments from desperate patients.
- The British were grievously disappointed at the battle's outcome.