grewsome
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- grewsomely adverb
- grewsomeness noun
Example Sentences
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It is grewsome in fact, and horrible; but it is also strong and intense and vital.
From Women of Achievement Written for the Fireside Schools by Brawley, Benjamin Griffith
It was almost grewsome, but The Phantom’s sense of perplexity was stronger than his repugnance.
From The Gray Phantom by Landon, Herman
They made good speed with the grewsome burden on the sled.
From The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service by Dana, Marvin Hill
How often had she heard that grewsome story—even that the plunging horse was a sorrel!
From Throckmorton by Seawell, Molly Elliot
The doctor was a most accomplished gentleman, but he had a fondness for the grewsome in description equal to Edgar Allan Poe himself.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.
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