gruesomeadj.

/ˈɡruːsəm/

Forms: 1500s, 1700s growsome, 1700s grousome, groosome, 1800s ( grausome), grewsome, gruesome.

Etymology: < grue v.¹ + -some suffix¹. Compare Middle Dutch grou-, grusaem, Dutch gruwzaam = Middle High German grû(we)sam (German grausam), horrible, cruel, fierce, inhuman. Apparently introduced into literary use by Scott. The spelling gruesome did not become well established until after 1850; grewsome is still occasionally used. Lytton's grausome is after German grausam (compare grauly adj.).

literary and dialect.

a. Inspiring fear, awe, or horror; such as to cause one to shudder with fear; fearful, horrible; grisly.

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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > awe, reverential wonder > [adjective]

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mystic1842

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being horrible > [adjective]

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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being awesome > [adjective]

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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adjective] > causing the hair to stand on end or gooseflesh

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creepy1883

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1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Niii^v/2 Growsome, horridus.

1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) 90 Growsome, ugly, disagreeable.

1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 161 He taks a swirlie, auld moss-oak, For some black, grousome Carlin.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality xii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 259 He's as grave and grewsome an auld Dutchman as e'er I saw.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton King Arthur v. xlix With many a grausome shape unutterable, Limn'd were the cavernous sepulchral walls.

1855 R. Browning Lovers' Quarrel v He has taken a bride To his gruesome side.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. i. 16 A grewsome sound between a moan and a roar.

1874 B. Harte Wan Lee The dim, mysterious half-light of the cellar falling in a gruesome way upon the misshapen bulk of a Chinese deity.

1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile xxi. 649 It is like a feverish sleep, troubled by gruesome dreams.

1891 Chambers's Jrnl. 4 Apr. 219 A few broken, leafless, doddered stumps of trees..help to give the dark chill marsh a more gruesome and uncanny aspect.

in combination.1878 W. Besant & J. Rice By Celia's Arbour II. xiii. 218 It was a gruesome-looking shadow, with high back, and head thrust forward.

b. absol. with the: gruesome subjects, descriptions, etc.

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1905 Daily Chron. 21 Feb. 3/3 ‘Death and the Woman’..is another effort after the gruesome, which fails to move us.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 30 Sept. 12/1 Those who like the gruesome will find plenty to interest them in the relics of Gustavus Adolphus.

2. Full of or inspired by fear. rare.

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the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective] > inspired by fear

grislyc1320

ghastly1590

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gruesome1869

1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. vii. 82 These trees and pools..are making a gruesome coward of thee.

1880 H. James Hawthorne 87 Some of his companions..took..rather a gruesome view of his want of articulate enthusiasm.

Derivatives

ˈgruesomely adv.

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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being horrible > [adverb]

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grizzel1898

1893 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 26 Jan. The wind whistles and moans among them grewsomely.

ˈgruesomeness n.

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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being horrible > [noun]

horribility13..

grisliness1340

gastfulness1398

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gruesomeness1886

macabrec1920

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Sept. 2/2 Mr. Matthews, with much of Poe's ingenuity, has a touch, too, of Poe's gruesomeness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	gruesome
释义	gruesomeadj. /ˈɡruːsəm/ Forms: 1500s, 1700s growsome, 1700s grousome, groosome, 1800s ( grausome), grewsome, gruesome. Etymology: < grue v.¹ + -some suffix¹. Compare Middle Dutch grou-, grusaem, Dutch gruwzaam = Middle High German grû(we)sam (German grausam), horrible, cruel, fierce, inhuman. Apparently introduced into literary use by Scott. The spelling gruesome did not become well established until after 1850; grewsome is still occasionally used. Lytton's grausome is after German grausam (compare grauly adj.). literary and dialect. 1. a. Inspiring fear, awe, or horror; such as to cause one to shudder with fear; fearful, horrible; grisly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > awe, reverential wonder > [adjective] grureful?c1225 fearful1340 ferdfulc1380 awfula1400 grisleda1400 gruesome1570 awesome1578 tremend1581 awed1591 tremendous1632 mystic1842 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being horrible > [adjective] atelOE grislya1150 atelichc1175 grisfula1300 ugly13.. hideous1303 horrible1303 ghastlyc1305 stout1338 horrendc1420 ugsomec1425 grisilc1440 execrable1490 uggle1499 horrious?1520 uglisome1530 ugglesome1561 gruesome1570 grisy1590 gashfulc1600 horrid1602 ghast1622 gashly1627 horrific1653 horrendous1661 horrorous1756 horrifying1791 horrorish1847 grauly1848 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being awesome > [adjective] awfulc1175 grureful?c1225 fearful1340 ferdfulc1380 grisleda1400 dread1420 dreaded1556 tremblable1560 gruesome1570 awesome1578 tremend1581 awing1589 tremendous1632 aweda1656 awous?1675 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adjective] > causing the hair to stand on end or gooseflesh gruesome1570 porcupinish1829 horripilant1837 grauly1848 creepy1883 goosefleshy1894 goosefleshing1895 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Niii^v/2 Growsome, horridus. 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) 90 Growsome, ugly, disagreeable. 1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 161 He taks a swirlie, auld moss-oak, For some black, grousome Carlin. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality xii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 259 He's as grave and grewsome an auld Dutchman as e'er I saw. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton King Arthur v. xlix With many a grausome shape unutterable, Limn'd were the cavernous sepulchral walls. 1855 R. Browning Lovers' Quarrel v He has taken a bride To his gruesome side. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. i. 16 A grewsome sound between a moan and a roar. 1874 B. Harte Wan Lee The dim, mysterious half-light of the cellar falling in a gruesome way upon the misshapen bulk of a Chinese deity. 1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile xxi. 649 It is like a feverish sleep, troubled by gruesome dreams. 1891 Chambers's Jrnl. 4 Apr. 219 A few broken, leafless, doddered stumps of trees..help to give the dark chill marsh a more gruesome and uncanny aspect. in combination.1878 W. Besant & J. Rice By Celia's Arbour II. xiii. 218 It was a gruesome-looking shadow, with high back, and head thrust forward. b. absol. with the: gruesome subjects, descriptions, etc. ΚΠ 1905 Daily Chron. 21 Feb. 3/3 ‘Death and the Woman’..is another effort after the gruesome, which fails to move us. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 30 Sept. 12/1 Those who like the gruesome will find plenty to interest them in the relics of Gustavus Adolphus. 2. Full of or inspired by fear. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > [adjective] > inspired by fear grislyc1320 ghastly1590 ghastful1720 gruesome1869 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. vii. 82 These trees and pools..are making a gruesome coward of thee. 1880 H. James Hawthorne 87 Some of his companions..took..rather a gruesome view of his want of articulate enthusiasm. Derivatives ˈgruesomely adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being horrible > [adverb] grislyc1200 atelichec1275 uglilya1300 hideously1340 horribly1340 grisfullya1382 uglyc1420 gastfullyc1449 ugsomelyc1450 horriferouslyc1626 gashly1628 hideous1667 horrifically1693 ghastily1829 ghastlily1830 gruesomely1893 grizzel1898 1893 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 26 Jan. The wind whistles and moans among them grewsomely. ˈgruesomeness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being horrible > [noun] horribility13.. grisliness1340 gastfulness1398 horribleness1398 grisliheada1400 hidoustyc1420 hidour1422 ugliness1587 ghastliness1591 horridnessa1631 horriditya1641 frightfulness1713 gruesomeness1886 macabrec1920 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Sept. 2/2 Mr. Matthews, with much of Poe's ingenuity, has a touch, too, of Poe's gruesomeness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1570
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