gruesome

grue·some

G0290400 (gro͞o′səm)adj. Causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking: a gruesome murder. See Synonyms at ghastly.

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[Obsolete grue, to shudder (from Middle English gruen, from Middle Dutch grūwen or Middle Low German gruwen) + -some.]

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grue′some·ly adv.grue′some·ness n.

gruesome

(ˈɡruːsəm) adjinspiring repugnance and horror; ghastly[C16: originally Northern English and Scottish; see grue, -some¹] ˈgruesomely adv ˈgruesomeness n

grue•some

(ˈgru səm)

adj. 1. causing horror and repugnance: a gruesome murder. 2. full of problems; distressing. [1560–70; obsolete or dial. grue to shudder (Middle English < Scandinavian; compare early Dan grue, early Swedish grua shudder) + -some¹] grue′some•ly, adv. grue′some•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

gruesome - shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"ghastly, grisly, macabre, grim, sickalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

gruesome

adjective horrific, shocking, terrible, awful, horrible, grim, horrifying, fearful, obscene, horrendous, ghastly, hideous, from hell (informal), grisly, macabre, horrid, repulsive, repugnant, loathsome, abominable, spine-chilling, hellacious (U.S. slang) There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.
pleasing, appealing, nice, lovely, pleasant, amusing, delightful, gratifying, agreeable

gruesome

adjectiveShockingly repellent:ghastly, grim, grisly, hideous, horrible, horrid, lurid, macabre.

Translations

可怕的可憎的

gruesome

(ˈgruːsəm) adjective horrible. a gruesome sight. 駭人的 可怕的

gruesome

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