Medcalfes eare: I was called before him and the Seniores: and after greuous rebuke, and some punishment, open warning was geuen to all the felowes, none to be so hardie to geue me his voice at that election.
Iohnes stoode in this state, vntill those heuie tymes, and that greuous change that chanced.
Oh greuous and peynfull exactions thus yerely to be paied.
And because she alone was not able to do that greuous and waightie charge, hee ordayned that like as the olde woman had bin a faithfull minister of his wiue’s loue, so shee should put her hand in performing the vttermost of that worke.
Noble Seleucus, thy sonne is affected with a greuous maladie, and that (which is worse) I deme his sickenesse to be incurable.
Which they graunted not without a certaine greuoussuspicion betweene her and the page.
Who being alone receiued equal ioye, and like contentation, which they fele that being pressed with ardent and greuous thirste, doe in the ende afterwardes with liuely ioye, and all kinde of libertie, quenche that cruell discommoditie.
The same God, who did execute this greuous punishment, euen by the handes of those, whom he suffred twise to be ouercomen in batel, doth this day retein his power and iustice.
Dee his butler, of the like greuous affliction of Thomas Darling, his uncle's son, and recouery upon the aduice given by myself, he requested D.
That foloweth in this worlde voluptuosyte Or carnall lust ryot or other offence Wastynge his tyme in syn and viciousnes All suche in this worlde, by theyr blynde negligence Drawe styll the cart of greuous besynes.
And shamefull pouerte is the more greuous whan hit cometh by nature of an hyhe and noble burth or hous.
A certayn wise man called Piso, to auoyde greuous ianglynge, commaunded that his seruauntes shulde saye nothinge, but answere to that that thei were demaunded, and no more.
For bablynge (as Plutarchus sayth) is a greuous disease, and harde to be remedied.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "greuous" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
