gruesome
Syllabification: (grue·some)
Pronunciation: /ˈgro͞osəm/
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Definition of gruesome
adjective
Origin:
late 16th century: from Scots grue 'to feel horror, shudder' (of Scandinavian origin) + -some1. Rare before the late 18th century, the word was popularized by Sir Walter Scott