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Grievous vs Shameful - What's the difference?

grievous | shameful | Related terms |

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)
  • 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

    shameful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
  • giving offense
  • Derived terms

    * shamefully * shamefulness