grue·some (gr  s m)adj. Causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking: a gruesome murder. See Synonyms at ghastly. [Obsolete grue, to shudder (from Middle English gruen, from Middle Dutch gr  wen or Middle Low German gruwen) + -some.]grue some·ly adv.grue some·ness n. |
gruesome [ˈgruːsəm]
adj
inspiring repugnance and horror; ghastly
[originally Northern English and Scottish; see grue, -some1]
gruesomely adv
gruesomeness n
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| Adj. | 1. | gruesome - shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger |
gruesome
adjective horrific, shocking, terrible, awful, horrible, grim, horrifying, fearful, obscene, horrendous, ghastly, hideous, from hell (informal), grisly, macabre, horrid, repulsive, repugnant, loathsome, abominable, spine-chilling, hellacious (U.S. slang) There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.
pleasing, appealing, nice, lovely, pleasant, amusing, delightful, gratifying, agreeable
pleasing, appealing, nice, lovely, pleasant, amusing, delightful, gratifying, agreeable
Translations
gruesome
adj → grausig, schauerlich, schaurig; laugh → schaurig, makaber
gruesome [ˈgruːsəm] adj → orrendo/a, orribile, agghiacciante
gruesome [ˈgruːsəm] adj → orrendo/a, orribile, agghiacciante
gruesome [ˈgruːsəm] adj → orrendo/a, orribile, agghiacciante
adj gruesome [ˈgruːsəm]
horrible a gruesome sight. aaklige, grusame مُرْعِب، رَهيب ужасен příšerný grusom grausig φρικτός horrible, horripilante õudne هولناک kammottava horrible מחריד कुरूप, भीषण, वीभत्स grozan, strašan, odvratan hátborzongató mengerikan hræðilegur orribile ぞっとするような 소름끼치는 šiurpus, kraupus šausmīgs; drausmīgs menggerunkan vreselijk, gruwelijk redselsfull, makaber, fæl makabryczny medonho oribil жуткий príšerný strašen jeziv hemsk, ohygglig, kuslig น่ากลัว korkunç, dehşet verici 駭人的 жахливий نفرت انگیز khủng khiếp 可怕的
gruesome → رَهِيب hrůzostrašný grusom schaurig φρικιαστικός truculento karmiva effroyable morbidan macabro ぞっとする 무시무시한 gruwelijk grusom okropny horrível отвратительный gräslig น่ากลัว tüyler ürpertici kinh tởm 可憎的
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