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Definition
very serious; or very bad; or causing grief
- To his grievous disappointment, they were proud of it.Chapter 38 (32% in)
- McGarrity's face fell into the old lines of grievous disappointment as he started his evening's work.Chapter 38 (79% in)
There are no more uses of "grievous" in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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