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grewsome

American  
[groo-suhm] / ˈgru səm /

adjective

  1. gruesome.


grewsome British  
/ ˈɡruːsəm /

adjective

  1. an archaic or US spelling of gruesome

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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 memories mingling with the grewsome reality.

From The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin by Leblanc, Maurice

That he had come upon some grewsome mystery was apparent.

From The Girl From Tim's Place by Munn, Charles Clark

This grewsome story is the one used by Meyerbeer in his opera of "Le Proph�te."

From A Short History of Germany by Parmele, Mary Platt

He started at the grewsome heap on the floor as if he had just now chanced to cast eye upon it.

From The Gray Phantom's Return by Landon, Herman