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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary grue·some also grew·some \\ˈgrü-səm\\ 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 horror or repulsion : grisly Synonyms: see ghastly • grue·some·ly adverb • grue·some·ness noun English Etymology gruesome 1570, from M.E. gruen "feel horror, shudder" (c.1300), possibly from M.Du. gruwen or M.L.G. gruwen "shudder with fear" (cf. Ger.grausam "cruel"), or from a Scand. source (cf. Dan. grusom"cruel," grue "to dread," though others hold that these are Low Ger. loan-words). One of the many Scottish words popularized in England by Scott's novels. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 gruesome grue·some / 5^ru:sEm / adjective very unpleasant and filling you with horror, usually because it is connected with death or injury 令人厌恶的；恐怖的；可怕的: a gruesome murder 骇人听闻的谋杀案 gruesome pictures of dead bodies 恐怖的死人照片 (humorous) We spent a week in a gruesome apartment in Miami. 我们在迈阿密一套糟糕透顶的公寓里住了一星期。 • grue·some·ly adv. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English gruesome adj. VERBS be ADV. horribly, particularly, truly | pretty, rather a rather gruesome sight Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: GHASTLY 1, grisly, hideous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, lurid, macabre, terrible, terrifying Related Words: appalling, daunting; horrendous, horrific; baleful, sinister Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged grue·some adjective also grew·some \ˈgrüsəm\ (sometimes -er/-est) Etymology: gruesome alteration (influenced by grue) (I) of earlier grewsome, growsome; grewsome alteration of obsolete English growsome, from grow (later, grue) + English -some : inspiring horror or repulsion : fearful , grisly , hideous < gruesome scenes of battle and death — E.J.Fitzgerald > < a gruesome little laugh > < the gruesome details of a murder > |
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