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gruwelijk.

gruesome, terrible, brutal

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɣry.ʋə.lək//ˈɣryu̯ə.lək/

  1. gruesome, terrible, brutal

    Het dorpje was geschokt door een gruwelijke moord.

  2. awesome, wicked

    slang
    Wat vind je van mijn auto?- Gruwelijk!
Where this word comes from

From gruwen (“to abhor”) + -lijk. Compare German gräulich (“gruesome”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.