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Definition of Grewsome
1. a. Ugly; frightful.
Definition of Grewsome
1. Adjective. (obsolete spelling of gruesome) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grewsome
1. gruesome [adj -SOMER, -SOMEST] - See also: gruesome
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grewsome
Literary usage of Grewsome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1903)
""I wrote part of the play with this holder," said the author, "but not much ;
for I do not relish the grewsome. I believe in the comedy even ..."
2. The American Metropolis: From Knickerbocker Days to the Present Time; New by Frank Moss (1897)
"... —Poor old Ireland—Vice—Contrarieties—Scenes from Life GRIM and grewsome are
the featured* of New York east and northeast of the City Hall. ..."
3. Once a Week by Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1860)
""A grewsome, ghostly house thia," she muttered, gently rubbing her ... A grewsome
lonely place, indeed ; I declare I'm a'most afraid to go up-stairs to bed. ..."
4. Twenty Years Among Our Hostile Indians: Describing the Characteristics by James Lee Humfreville (1903)
"THE SCALP DANCE AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE—GHASTLY TROPHIES OF MASSACRE AND WAR—THE
WAR DANCE AND ITS OBJECT—grewsome TRINKETS WORN. The Scalp Dance—Treatment of ..."
5. A Diplomatist's Wife in Many Lands by Hugh Fraser (1910)
"CHAPTER II ROME IN THE LATE FORTIES My Mother's Early Life in Rome — A False
Impression — Augusta Freeman — A grewsome Tragedy and an Italian Point of View ..."
6. The American Metropolis: From Knickerbocker Days to the Present Time; New by Frank Moss (1897)
"... CENTER grewsome Features—Vicious Compounds—Ancient Executions—The Bowery ...
old Ireland—Vice—Contrarieties—Scenes from Life GRIM and grewsome are the ..."
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