gruesome
or grew·some
causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly: the site of a gruesome murder.
full of or causing problems; distressing: a gruesome day at the office.
Origin of gruesome
1Other words from gruesome
- grue·some·ly, adverb
- grue·some·ness, noun
- un·grue·some, adjective
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How to use gruesome in a sentence
Later in the evening Jenny Wick accompanied Paul, as he sang some old ballads full of a kind of academic gruesomeness.
Happy House | Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum StolzenbergAfter this knotty question was settled an incident almost incredible in its awful gruesomeness took place.
The Shellback's Progress | Walter RuncimanSo much is certain, however, that in the matter of eyes being gouged out, an absolute mania of gruesomeness broke loose.
What Germany Thinks | Thomas F. A. SmithI had resolved, on the morning of my marriage, to put behind me all thought of the mysteries and gruesomeness of the past.
Hushed Up | William Le QueuxIt is a revenge play with a ghost, combining Senecan gruesomeness with the motives of romantic comedy.
Tragedy | Ashley H. Thorndike
British Dictionary definitions for gruesome
/ (ˈɡruːsəm) /
inspiring repugnance and horror; ghastly
Origin of gruesome
1Derived forms of gruesome
- gruesomely, adverb
- gruesomeness, noun
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