Grievous
Grievous adjective - Difficult to endure.
Usage example: the months of chemotherapy seemed almost as grievous an affliction as the cancer itself
Hardhanded and grievous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hardhanded" instead an adjective "Grievous".
Hardhanded
Hardhanded adjective - Difficult to endure.
Usage example: the hardhanded rule of a tyrannical regime
Grievous and hardhanded are semantically related. You can use "Grievous" instead an adjective "Hardhanded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- harsh and grievous
- harsh and hardhanded
- painful and grievous
- painful and hardhanded
- agonizing and grievous
- agonizing and hardhanded
- unbearable and grievous
- unbearable and hardhanded
- heavy and grievous
- heavy and hardhanded
- hard and grievous
- hard and hardhanded
- severe and grievous
- severe and hardhanded
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