grausam

== German == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːm/, /ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzam/ === Adjective === grausam (strong nominative masculine singular grausamer, comparative grausamer, superlative am grausamsten) cruel; heartless; atrocious; callous horrible; gruesome; savage ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Grausamkeit === Adverb === grausam cruelly, brutally, ferociously Synonyms: auf grausame Weise, grauenhaft, grauenvoll, grausig grausam bestraft ― cruelly punished grausam getötet ― brutally killed === Further reading === “grausam” in Duden online “grausam” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Luxembourgish == === Adverb === grausam brutally, cruelly === Adjective === grausam (masculine grausamen, neuter grausaamt, comparative méi grausam, superlative am grausaamsten) brutal, cruel terrible, gruesome ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== schrecklech