Grave and Hurtful

Grave

Grave adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Usage example: going over Niagara Falls poses a grave danger

Hurtful and grave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Grave".

Nearby Words: gravely, gravel, graved, graver, graveled

Hurtful

Hurtful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Grave and hurtful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grave" instead an adjective "Hurtful".

Nearby Words: hurt, hurting
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