grewsome
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- grewsomely adverb
- grewsomeness noun
Example Sentences
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There had been a bunch of faded flowers upon the mound; he restored these and with a sigh of relief shouldered his spade and auger and took his departure, glad to leave the grewsome spot.
From Sons and Fathers by Edwards, Harry Stillwell
And this grewsome fabric of a diseased imagination, like Frankenstein's monster, wreaks vengeance on its maker.
From Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy by Heller, Otto
How often had she heard that grewsome story—even that the plunging horse was a sorrel!
From Throckmorton by Seawell, Molly Elliot
This by-play formed an amusing recreation and frequently served to divert our minds from the more serious and grewsome happenings around us.
From The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry by Fletcher, Samuel H.
So I moved to the left, my gallery curving slightly there, and, looking fixedly at them in the failing light, I comprehended what this grewsome sight meant.
From Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty by Crowninshield, Mrs. Schuyler
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