Grievous and Hellacious

Grievous

Grievous adjective - Difficult to endure.

Hellacious and grievous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hellacious" instead an adjective "Grievous".

Nearby Words: grieve, grieved, grieving, grievously

Hellacious

Hellacious adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.
Usage example: the pioneers survived a particularly hellacious river crossing with their covered wagon barely in one piece

Grievous and hellacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grievous" instead an adjective "Hellacious".
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