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GRUESOME

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

Example:

macabre tortures conceived by madmen

Synonyms:

ghastly; grim; grisly; gruesome; macabre; sick

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)

Derivation:

gruesomeness (the quality of being ghastly)

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