grausam

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grūsam, grūwesam, equivalent to grauen +‎ -sam. Compare English gruesome, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Danish and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Norwegian grusom (“horrible”), and Dutch gruwzaam (“gruesome; cruel”). Related to ergrausen (“to frighten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːm/

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Adjective

grausam (comparative grausamer, superlative am grausamsten)

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

Derived terms

• Grausamkeit

Adverb

grausam

1. cruelly, brutally, ferociously

   grausam bestraft ― cruelly punished

   grausam getötet ― brutally killed

Synonyms

• auf grausame Weise
• grauenhaft
• grauenvoll
• grausig

Further reading

• “grausam” in Duden online