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griefy

griefy adjective: full of grief.

Adjective

griefy (comparative more griefy, superlative most griefy)

  1. Full of grief.
    • But, oh! the doleful sight that then we see: / We turnde our looke, and on the other side / A griefy shape of Famine mought we see, / With greedy lookes, and gaping mouth that cryed, […]1868, John Chippendall Montesquieu Bellew, Poets' Corner: A Manual for Students in English Poetry, page 90
    • It's hard and it's unfair, I know – and when we're still grieving or having a 'griefy' moment, it's even harder.2016, Jody Day, Living the Life Unexpected, page 128
  2. (informal) Troublesome; liable to give someone grief.
    • It always made the boss focus on you, and that usually meant that a griefy job was more likely to come your way.2013, Lisa Cutts, Never Forget

Forms of griefy

comparativemore griefy
superlativemost griefy

Origin of griefy

From grief + -y.

Questions about griefy

What does griefy mean?
Griefy means full of grief.
What part of speech is griefy?
Griefy is an adjective.

Words near griefy in the dictionary

  1. grieflike
  2. griefs
  3. griefsome
  4. grieftech
  5. griefwork
  6. griefy
  7. griege
  8. Grieger
  9. Griegers
  10. grieges
  11. Griegian

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