1. causing horror or disgust; gruesome
Usage: variant spelling of 'gruesome'; less common than 'gruesome' in modern usage

Examples

• The crime scene was a grewsome sight that haunted the detective for years.
• The horror film contained grewsome special effects that made the audience squirm.
• He described the accident in grewsome detail.
• The old mansion had a grewsome history of mysterious deaths.
• The grewsome discovery in the basement shocked the entire neighborhood.