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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1400-1650
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Grevously, -lie, adv. Also: greveous-, greveus-, grevos-, grewous-, grewos-, grews-. [ME. grevously, -osly, -usly (a 1340), f. Grevous a.] In a grievous manner; to a grievous extent.(a) c1420 Wynt. v. 1988.
The fadyre … That snybbyt hyr rycht grewously [W. fellonly] c1460 Thewis Wysmen 23.
He synnys mar excedandly, And offendis God mar grewosly 1513 Doug. xi. xiv. 73.
Evir the sarar this ern strenys hys gryp And with hys bowand beik rentis grewsly(b) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 789.
Cassandra … grevously the slaughter thar … sorowede yhare a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 593 That is the falt quhair with the maiestie of God is maist greuouslie offendit; Winȝet I. ii/35.
He agane full grevously Answerd and said full angerly 1558-66 Knox I. 324.
Sche did grevouslie aggreage the distruction of the Charter-howse 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 30.
Than greuouslie he gais to deid a1605 Montg. Flyt. 419 (T).
Sum … glowrand to the ground grivouslie gaipis 1598 Misc. Hist. Soc. I. 60.
[They] did presume greueuslie to complayne vpon them(c) 1561 St. A. Kirk S. 110.
To have grevoslie offendit aganis the law of … God c1650 Spalding II. 44.
Thir complaintes wes grevoslie agitat befoir this committee