grewsome+or+gruesome
1Gruesome — Grewsome Grew some, Gruesome Grue some, a. [From a word akin to Dan. gru horror, terror + some; cf. D. gruwzaam, G. grausam. Cf. {Grisly}.] Ugly; frightful. [1913 Webster] Grewsome sights of war. C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] …
2Grewsome — Grew some, Gruesome Grue some, a. [From a word akin to Dan. gru horror, terror + some; cf. D. gruwzaam, G. grausam. Cf. {Grisly}.] Ugly; frightful. [1913 Webster] Grewsome sights of war. C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] …
3grewsome — [gro͞o′səm] adj. archaic sp. of GRUESOME …
4gruesome — grue some, a. Ugly; frightful. Same as {grewsome}. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] …
5grewsome — variant of gruesome * * * grewsomely, adv. grewsomeness, n. /grooh seuhm/, adj. gruesome. * * * grewsome obs. form of gruesome …
6gruesome — [16] The novels of Sir Walter Scott had an enormous influence in introducing Scotticisms into the general English language, and gruesome is a case in point. It was apparently coined in the 16th century from an earlier verb grue ‘be terrified’,… …
7gruesome — gruesomely, adv. gruesomeness, n. /grooh seuhm/, adj. 1. causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly: the site of a gruesome murder. 2. full of or causing problems; distressing: a gruesome day at the office. Also, grewsome. [1560 70; obs.… …
8gruesome — [16] The novels of Sir Walter Scott had an enormous influence in introducing Scotticisms into the general English language, and gruesome is a case in point. It was apparently coined in the 16th century from an earlier verb grue ‘be terrified’,… …
9grewsome — variant of gruesome …
10gruesome — also grewsome adjective Etymology: alteration of earlier growsome, from English dialect grow, grue to shiver, from Middle English gruen, probably from Middle Dutch grūwen; akin to Old High German ingrūēn to shiver Date: circa 1700 inspiring… …
