grieving
- v feel grief
- v cause to feel sorrow
- s sorrowful through loss or deprivation
grievous
- s causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
grievous bodily harm - s causing or marked by grief or anguish
a grievous loss
a grievous cry - s of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
a grievous fault - s shockingly brutal or cruel
a grievous offense against morality
a grievous crime