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gruesome

Pronunciation: /ˈgruːs(ə)m/
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Definition of gruesome

adjective

  • causing repulsion or horror; grisly:the most gruesome murder
  • informal extremely unpleasant:gruesome catering

Derivatives

gruesomely

adverb

gruesomeness

noun

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

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Remember that gruesome is spelled with -ue- in the middle.

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he came to a gruesome and unpleasant end.

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