gruselig

== German == === Alternative forms === gruslig === Etymology === From gruseln (“to provoke fear”) +‎ -ig. Compare English gruesome. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʁuːzəlɪç/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡʁuːzəlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: gru‧se‧lig === Adjective === gruselig (strong nominative masculine singular gruseliger, comparative gruseliger, superlative am gruseligsten) creepy, spooky (evoking fear) Bertram Küster, "„Layers of Fear“ | Wie gruselig ist das Horrorspiel wirklich?", Bild, 20 February 2016. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “gruselig” in Duden online “gruselig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache