Grievous
Pronunciation
- IPA: /É¡riË.vÉ™s/
- Rhymes: -iËvÉ™s
- nonstandard outside dialects IPA: /ɡɹiË.viË.É™s/ often used in conjunction with the spelling grievious
Origin
From grieve, from the Middle English greven, from the Old French grever, from Latin gravare (which means to burden). Developed in the 13th century.