Grievous
Grievous adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: the death of a spouse can be a grievous loss from which one never recovers
Reasonable is an antonym for grievous.
Reasonable
Both words in one sentence
- Reasonable Authority Figure: General Voronzov is more interested in defending Irkutsk and avoiding grievous losses to his troops than in vainglorious actions and won't turn down volunteers on the grounds that they are political prisoners.
Source: Series / Michel Strogoff
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