Gruesome Definition
gro͝osəm
adjective
gruesomer, gruesomest
Causing horror or disgust; grisly.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Gruesome
Adjective
Base Form:
gruesome
Comparative:
gruesomer
Superlative:
gruesomestOrigin of Gruesome
Obsolete grue to shudder (from Middle English gruen) (from Middle Dutch grūwen) (or Middle Low German gruwen) –some
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Compare Danish and Norwegian grusom (“horrible”), German grausam (“cruel”).
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