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grieve-some

grieve-some is the alternative form of grievesome.

Meaning of grievesome

Adjective

grievesome (comparative more grievesome, superlative most grievesome)

  1. Marked by grief or grieving; grievous.
    • One instrument is plaintive, grievesome, high pitched: a little boy's whine.1989, Ira Sadoff, Emotional Traffic

Forms of grieve-some

comparativemore grieve-some
superlativemost grieve-some

Questions about grieve-some

What is grieve-some the alternative form of?
Grieve-some is the alternative form of grievesome.

Words near grieve-some in the dictionary

  1. grievant
  2. grievants
  3. grievaunce
  4. grievaunces
  5. grieve
  6. grieve-some
  7. grieved
  8. grievedly
  9. grieven
  10. grievened
  11. grievening

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