All 3 Uses of
grievous
in
Medea by Euripides - (translated by: T.A. Buckley)
- Thou then fearest me, lest thou suffer some grievous mischief.†
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- After I had come hither from the Iolcian land bringing with me many grievous calamities, what measure more fortunate than this could I have invented, than, an exile as I was, to marry the daughter of the monarch? not, by which thou art grated, loathing thy bed, nor smitten with desire of a new bride, nor having emulation of a numerous offspring, for those born to me are sufficient, nor do I find fault with that; but that (which is of the greatest consequence) we might live honorably,…†
- Hapless woman, why does such grievous rage settle on thy mind; and hostile slaughter ensue?†
Definition:
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(grievous) very serious; or very bad; or causing grief