English dictionary · adj
gruesome
Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
Meaning and definitions
- Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific.
- Awful, terrible.
- Of a person: filled with fear; afraid, fearful.
Connected roots
- somat-
body
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- chromosome
A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.
- fearsome
frightening, especially in appearance.
- winsome
Charming, engaging, winning; inspiring approval and trust, especially if in an innocent manner.
- buxom
Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- irksome
Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition
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