" grievously "

1: with feelings of bitterness or grief;

  * e.g., " ... I was grievously disappointed not to be invited to the wedding "

•  Synonyms : 

•  agonizingly,

•  bitterly,

•  dolefully,

•  dolorously,

•  hard,

•  hardly,

•  inconsolably,

•  lugubriously,

•  mournfully,

•  painfully,

•  plaintively,

•  regretfully,

•  resentfully,

•  ruefully,

•  sadly,

•  sorely,

•  sorrowfully,

•  unhappily,

•  wailfully,

•  woefully,

•  wretchedly

•  Antonyms : 

•  blissfully,

•  gladly,

•  happily,

•  joyfully,

•  joyously

1: difficult to endure;

  * e.g., " ... the months of chemotherapy seemed almost as grievous an affliction as the cancer itself "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bitter,

•  brutal,

•  burdensome,

•  cruel,

•  excruciating,

•  grim,

•  hard,

•  hardhanded,

•  harsh,

•  heavy,

•  inhuman,

•  murderous,

•  onerous,

•  oppressive,

•  rough,

•  rugged,

•  searing,

•  severe,

•  stiff,

•  tough,

•  trying

•  Antonyms : 

•  easy,

•  light,

•  soft

2: hard to accept or bear especially emotionally;

  * e.g., " ... the death of a spouse can be a grievous loss from which one never recovers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  afflicting,

•  agonizing,

•  bitter,

•  cruel,

•  excruciating,

•  galling,

•  harrowing,

•  harsh,

•  heartrending,

•  hurtful,

•  painful,

•  tormenting,

•  torturous

•  Antonyms : 

•  gratifying,

•  pleasing,

•  sweet

3: involving potential loss or injury;

  * e.g., " ... a grievous wound that requires a doctor's immediate attention "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dangerous,

•  grave,

•  hazardous,

•  jeopardizing,

•  menacing,

•  parlous,

•  perilous,

•  risky,

•  serious,

•  threatening,

•  unhealthy,

•  unsafe,

•  venturesome

•  Antonyms : 

•  harmless,

•  innocent,

•  innocuous,

•  nonhazardous,

•  nonthreatening,

•  safe,

•  unthreatening