Both Uses
grievous
in
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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- To his grievous disappointment, they were proud of it.†
Chpt 38 *grievous = very serious; or very bad
- McGarrity's face fell into the old lines of grievous disappointment as he started his evening's work.†
Chpt 38
Definitions:
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(1)
(grievous) very serious; or very bad; or causing grief
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)