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grief-some

grief-some is the alternative form of griefsome.

Meaning of griefsome

Adjective

griefsome (comparative more griefsome, superlative most griefsome)

  1. Marked by grief; grievous.
    • Meronym's griefsome face jus' said, Nay, she's too far gone I can't do nothin', an' she kissed my sis's forehead g'bye, walked back sadsome into the rain.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN

Forms of grief-some

comparativemore grief-some
superlativemost grief-some

Questions about grief-some

What is grief-some the alternative form of?
Grief-some is the alternative form of griefsome.

Words near grief-some in the dictionary

  1. grief knots
  2. grief tech
  3. grief technology
  4. grief tourist
  5. grief tourists
  6. grief-some
  7. grief-stricken
  8. grief-struck
  9. griefathon
  10. griefbot
  11. griefbots

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