- grewsome
- variant of gruesome
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
grewsome
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grewsome — [gro͞o′səm] adj. archaic sp. of GRUESOME … English World dictionary
grewsome — variant of gruesome * * * grewsomely, adv. grewsomeness, n. /grooh seuhm/, adj. gruesome. * * * grewsome obs. form of gruesome … Useful english dictionary
grewsome — grewsomely, adv. grewsomeness, n. /grooh seuhm/, adj. gruesome. * * * … Universalium
grewsome — adj. grisly, disgusting, horrible (also gruesome) … English contemporary dictionary
grewsome — a. [Scotch.] Frightful, ugly, terrible, awesome, grisly, grim … New dictionary of synonyms
grewsome — grew•some [[t]ˈgru səm[/t]] adj. gruesome … From formal English to slang
Gruesome — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gruesome — [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’,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Growse — Growse, v. i. [Cf. gruesome, grewsome, and G. grausen to make shudder, shiver.] To shiver; to have chills. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Ray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
