Both Uses
grievous
in
Harry Potter (#2) and the Chamber of Secrets
(Edited)
- Oh, no, sir, no … Dobby will have to punish himself most grievously for coming to see you, sir.
p. 14.6 *grievously = seriously (badly)
- Better sent home, grievously injured, than remain here sir!
p. 177.8grievously = badly (seriously)
Definitions:
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(1)
(grievous) very serious; or very bad; or causing grief
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)