Grievous vs Shameful - What's the difference?
grievous | shameful | Related terms |
Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
* 1883 ,
Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.
Grievous is a related term of shameful.
As adjectives the difference between grievous and shameful
is that grievous is causing grief, pain or sorrow while shameful is causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful.grievous
English
Alternative forms
* greuous (obsolete) * grievious (less common outside dialects)Adjective
(en adjective)- As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.