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grausam.

cruel; heartless; atrocious; callous

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːm//ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzam/

  1. cruel; heartless; atrocious; callous

  2. horrible; gruesome; savage

Where this word comes from

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”).

adv/ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːm//ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzam/

  1. cruelly, brutally, ferociously

    grausam bestraft
    grausam getötet
Where this word comes from

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”).

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