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overgrievous

overgrievous adjective: excessively grievous.

Adjective

overgrievous (comparative more overgrievous, superlative most overgrievous)

  1. Excessively grievous.

Forms of overgrievous

comparativemore overgrievous
superlativemost overgrievous

Origin of overgrievous

From Middle English ovyr-grevous; equivalent to over- + grievous.

Questions about overgrievous

What does overgrievous mean?
Overgrievous means excessively grievous.
What part of speech is overgrievous?
Overgrievous is an adjective.

Words near overgrievous in the dictionary

  1. overgrew
  2. overgrieve
  3. overgrieved
  4. overgrieves
  5. overgrieving
  6. overgrievous
  7. overgrind
  8. overgrinding
  9. overgrinds
  10. overgrip
  11. overgrips

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