Heavy; oppressive; burdensome; as a grievous load of taxes.

Afflictive; painful; hard to be borne. Correction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way. Proverbs 15:10.

Causing grief or sorrow. The thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight, because of his son. Genesis 21:11.

Distressing. The famine was very grievous in the land. Genesis 12:10.

Great; atrocious. Because their sin is very grievous. Genesis 18:20.

Expressing great uneasiness; as a grievous complaint.

Provoking; offensive; tending to irritate; as grievous words. Proverbs 15:1.

Hurtful; destructive; causing mischief; as grievous wolves. Acts 20:29.