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gruesome

Letters that make gruesome

s, o, e, g, m, r, u are letters that make 'gruesome'

Words within gruesome

rue, some, som, so, ME, Es, Ru are words within 'gruesome'

gruesome is an 8 letter word ending with e
gruesome is an 8 letter word starting with g

1 possible definitions for 'gruesome'

Gruesome as "shockingly repellent, inspiring horror"

Under this definition, gruesome is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

macabre, ghastly, grim, grisly, sick have the same meaning as 'gruesome'

Derivatives of gruesome

ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness, luridness are derivatives of 'gruesome'.

Similar to gruesome

alarming is similar to gruesome.

Example of gruesome used within this context

"ghastly wounds", "the grim aftermath of the bombing", "the grim task of burying the victims", "a grisly murder", "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice", "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages", "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"