gruesome
Use Gruesome in a sentence
səm adjective
1.
causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly: the site of a gruesome murder.
2.
full of or causing problems; distressing: a gruesome day at the office.
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gruesome (ˈɡruːsəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| inspiring repugnance and horror; ghastly | |
| [C16: originally Northern English and Scottish; see | |
| 'gruesomely | |
| —adv | |
| 'gruesomeness | |
| —n | |
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Gruesome
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
gruesome
1570, from M.E. gruen "feel horror, shudder" (c.1300), possibly from M.Du. gruwen or M.L.G. gruwen "shudder with fear" (cf. Ger. grausam "cruel"), or from a Scand. source (cf. Dan. grusom "cruel," grue "to dread," though others hold that these are Low Ger. loan-words). One of the many Scottish words
popularized in England by Scott's novels.
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