adjective
also grew·some ˈgrüsəm
( sometimes -er/-est )
Etymology: gruesome alteration (influenced by grue ) (I) of earlier grewsome, growsome; grewsome alteration of obsolete English growsome, from grow (later, grue ) + English -some
: inspiring horror or repulsion : fearful , grisly , hideous
gruesome scenes of battle and death — E.J.Fitzgerald
a gruesome little laugh
the gruesome details of a murder