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Adjective: gruesome (gruesomer,gruesomest)  groo-sum
  1. Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
    "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice";
    - ghastly, grim, grisly, macabre, sick

Derived forms: gruesomest, gruesomer

See also: alarming

Encyclopedia: Gruesome

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