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griefsome

griefsome adjective: marked by grief; grievous.

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
    • “Sure now Billy Smithers could see the Griefsome Gripper reachin' out for him. He charged me to tell ye, he loved ye as a person and a friend and he said to try my luck arm-wrestlin' wi' Mr. Bump.”2014, C. R. Bryan, Bump's Circus

Forms of griefsome

comparativemore griefsome
superlativemost griefsome
alternative formgrief-some

Origin of griefsome

From grief + -some.

Questions about griefsome

What does griefsome mean?
Griefsome means marked by grief; grievous.
What part of speech is griefsome?
Griefsome is an adjective.

Words near griefsome in the dictionary

  1. griefless
  2. grieflessly
  3. grieflessness
  4. grieflike
  5. griefs
  6. griefsome
  7. grieftech
  8. griefwork
  9. griefy
  10. griege
  11. Grieger

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