Sekirov Dictionary

gruesome

/ˈɡɹuːsəm/

adjective 3
forms 4
phrases 1

adjective3

•
Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
- He taks a svvirlie, auld moss-oak, / For some black, grousome Carlin; […] — 1785
•
(informal) Awful, terrible.
- The team was so unprepared that the way it played was just gruesome.
(no longer used, rare) Of a person: filled with fear; afraid, fearful.

forms

gruesomer · more gruesome · gruesomest · most gruesome

Phrases with gruesome

gruesome twosome
A pair of people who go together, such as two friends, siblings, a married couple, etc., especially if they are mischievous, cause trouble, do not get along well, or have an unpleasant appearance.

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