gruesomeness
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gruesomeness — gruesome ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing repulsion or horror; grisly. 2) informal extremely unpleasant. DERIVATIVES gruesomely adverb gruesomeness noun. ORIGIN from Scottish grue «to feel horror, shudder» … English terms dictionary
gruesomeness — noun see gruesome … New Collegiate Dictionary
gruesomeness — See gruesomely. * * * … Universalium
gruesomeness — n. repulsiveness, disgustingness; loathsomeness, abominableness … English contemporary dictionary
gruesomeness — grue·some·ness … English syllables
gruesomeness — noun the quality of being ghastly • Syn: ↑ghastliness, ↑grimness, ↑luridness • Derivationally related forms: ↑lurid (for: ↑luridness), ↑gruesome, ↑grim … Useful english dictionary
ghastliness — noun the quality of being ghastly • Syn: ↑grimness, ↑gruesomeness, ↑luridness • Derivationally related forms: ↑lurid (for: ↑luridness), ↑gruesome ( … Useful english dictionary
grimness — noun 1. something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters • Syn: ↑asperity, ↑hardship, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑severity, ↑severeness, ↑rigorousness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
luridness — noun 1. the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation • Syn: ↑sensationalism • Derivationally related forms: ↑lurid, ↑sensationalistic (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gruesome — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
