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Meaning of griefy | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Full of grief.
  2. Troublesome; liable to give someone grief.
    informal

Examples

“But, oh! the doleful sight that then we see: / We turnde our looke, and on the other side / A griefy shape of Famine mought we see, / With greedy lookes, and gaping mouth that cryed, […]”
“It's hard and it's unfair, I know – and when we're still grieving or having a 'griefy' moment, it's even harder.”
“It always made the boss focus on you, and that usually meant that a griefy job was more likely to come your way.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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