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Grievous vs Lamentable - What's the difference?

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Grievous is a related term of lamentable.


As adjectives the difference between grievous and lamentable

is that grievous is causing grief, pain or sorrow while lamentable is causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.

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.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    lamentable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * lamentability * lamentableness * lamentably

    Related terms

    * lament