grievously
How many syllables in grievously?
There are 3 syllables in the word grievously.How to pronounce grievously:
Synonyms for grievously:
acutely
agonizingly
badly
bitterly
critically
dangerously
dolefully
dolorously
gravely
hard
harshly
inconsolably
lugubriously
mournfully
painfully
plaintively
regretfully
resentfully
ruefully
sadly
seriously
severely
sharply
sorely
sorrowfully
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Antonyms for grievously:
agreeably
airily
blissfully
blithely
brightly
buoyantly
cheerfully
cheerily
chirpily
contentedly
delightedly
delightfully
elatedly
enthusiastically
exhilaratingly
exultantly
gaily
gayly
genially
gladly
gleefully
happily
heartily
jauntily
jocosely
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- discipline
- mutiny
- intently
- quadrupled
- mightily
- inexact
- heartrending
- envisioned
- harangue
- frolicking
- loveable
- disinterred
- elusive
- befriended
- suitably
- contritely
- well-wisher
- malady
- benedict
- dissever
- narcissus
- unlucky
- chamomile
- henceforth
- excursion
- unopened
- assailant
- savable
- grotesquely
- circuitous
- tamable
- captain's mast
- abnegate
- marvellous
- perversely
- eagerly
- blearily
- occasion
- generous
- terribly
- coaxing
- staggering
- improvise
- sand-castle
- proudly
- goofiness
- misstepping
- unending
- splendidly
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In English, all syllables must contain at least one vowel sound, but the vowel can be represented by different letters, including 'y' as in 'myth'.
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