gruesome

or grew·some

[ groo-suh m ]
/ ˈgru səm /

adjective

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

1560–70; obsolete grue to shudder (cognate with German grauen, Dutch gruwen) + -some1

OTHER WORDS FROM gruesome

grue·some·ly, adverb grue·some·ness, noun un·grue·some, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for gruesome

gruesome
/ (ˈɡruːsəm) /

adjective

inspiring repugnance and horror; ghastly

Derived forms of gruesome

gruesomely, adverb gruesomeness, noun

Word Origin for gruesome

C16: originally Northern English and Scottish; see grue, -some 1