Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grievesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grieve-some
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked by grief or grieving; grievous.

Example Sentences

"One instrument is plaintive, grievesome, high pitched: a little boy's whine."
"What hypocrites will be confronted with, in return for their hypocrisy, is a grievesome torment, both in this world and beyond."
"'I can't thank you enough for the lovely time I've had with you. Yes, it has been a lovely time. I thought it would be a sad and grieve-some period but it's been really enjoyable."
"But for my part, I find it impossible to imagine a grief with no awareness of a grievesome event, exhausted entirely by bodily sensations."

Etymology

From grieve + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: grieve

Inflected Forms

more grievesome (comparative) most grievesome (superlative) grieve-some (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

griefsome

Questions

What does grievesome mean?: Marked by grief or grieving; grievous.
Where does grievesome come from?: From grieve + -some.

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