grausam

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grūsam, grūwesam. By surface analysis, grauen + -sam. Compare English gruesome, Danish grusom (horrible) and Dutch gruwzaam (gruesome; cruel). Related to ergrausen (to frighten).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːm/, /ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzam/
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Adjective

grausam (strong nominative masculine singular grausamer, comparative grausamer, superlative am grausamsten)

  1. cruel; heartless; atrocious; callous
  2. horrible; gruesome; savage

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

grausam

  1. cruelly, brutally, ferociously
    Synonyms: auf grausame Weise, grauenhaft, grauenvoll, grausig
    grausam bestraftcruelly punished
    grausam getötetbrutally killed

Further reading

  • grausam” in Duden online
  • grausam” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Adverb

grausam

  1. brutally, cruelly

Adjective

grausam (masculine grausamen, neuter grausaamt, comparative méi grausam, superlative am grausaamsten)

  1. brutal, cruel
  2. terrible, gruesome

Declension

Synonyms

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