All 4 Uses of
grievous
in
Pride and Prejudice
- It is a grievous affair to my poor girls, you must confess.†
p. 63.9 *grievous = very serious; or very bad
- How grievous then was the thought that, of a situation so desirable in every respect, so replete with advantage, so promising for happiness, Jane had been deprived, by the folly and indecorum of her own family!†
p. 207.3
- It was as follows: "MY DEAR SIR, "I feel myself called upon, by our relationship, and my situation in life, to condole with you on the grievous affliction you are now suffering under, of which we were yesterday informed by a letter from Hertfordshire.†
p. 281.6
- Howsoever that may be, you are grievously to be pitied; in which opinion I am not only joined by Mrs. Collins, but likewise by Lady Catherine and her daughter, to whom I have related the affair.†
p. 282.0
Definition:
very serious; or very bad; or causing grief