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Cheerless vs Grievous - What's the difference?

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Cheerless is a related term of grievous.


As adjectives the difference between cheerless and grievous

is that cheerless is devoid of cheer; gloomy while grievous is causing grief, pain or sorrow.

cheerless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • devoid of cheer; gloomy

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    grievous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * greuous (obsolete) * grievious (less common outside dialects)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
  • * 1883 ,
    • As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.
  • Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.

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