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Gruesome

gruesome
- 1570, from M.E. gruen "feel horror, shudder," possibly from M.Du. gruwen or M.L.G. gruwen "shudder with fear," or from a Scand. source (cf. Dan. grusom "cruel"). One of the many Scottish words popularized in England by Scott's novels.
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1.
  ~ adj very unpleasant and shocking, and usually connected with death or injury; grisly  (Spare me all the gruesome details.) - gruesomely adv ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
  Something that is gruesome is extremely unpleasant and shocking. There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital. = grisly ADJ: usu ADJ n • gruesomely He has spent periods in prison, where he was gruesomely tortured. ...a gruesomely compelling series of interviews. ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
   also grewsome  adjective  Etymology: alteration of earlier growsome, from English dialect grow, grue to shiver, from Middle English gruen, probably from Middle Dutch gruwen; akin to Old High German ingruen to shiver  Date: circa 1700 inspiring horror or repulsion ; grisly  Synonyms: see ghastly  • ~ly adverb  • ~ness noun ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  adj. horrible, grisly, disgusting. Derivatives gruesomely adv. gruesomeness n. Etymology: Sc. grue to shudder f. Scand. + -SOME(1) ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
  1. ужасный, страшный gruesome sight —- ужасное зрелище gruesome story —- страшная история gruesome murder —- чудовищное убийство ...
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  adj. ужасный, отвратительный Syn: ghastly, grim, grisly, hideous, lurid, macabre Ant: charming, delightful, pleasing ...
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