grausam

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”).

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

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

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

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• Grausamkeit

grausam

1. cruelly, brutally, ferociously

   Synonyms: auf grausame Weise, grauenhaft, grauenvoll, grausig

   grausam bestraft ― cruelly punished

   grausam getötet ― brutally killed

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