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griefsome

adj

Etymology

From grief + -some.

  1. derived from gravis
  2. derived from grief
  3. inherited from greef
  4. suffixed as griefsome — “grief + some”

Definitions

  1. Marked by grief

    Marked by grief; grievous.

    • Meronym's griefsome face jus' said, Nay, she's too far gone I can't do nothin', an' she kissed my sis's forehead g'bye, walked back sadsome into the rain.
    • “Sure now Billy Smithers could see the Griefsome Gripper reachin' out for him. He charged me to tell ye, he loved ye as a person and a friend and he said to try my luck arm-wrestlin' wi' Mr. Bump.”
    • They will never part even though in mommy's heart she wishes daddy would leave forever. One grief-some January 25 mommy rested never to return for her and daddy went on a walk. “Where is mommy”, said baby but daddy couldn't talk.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA