Grewsome

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grewsome \Grew"some\, Gruesome \Grue"some\, a. [From a word akin
     to Dan. gru horror, terror + -some; cf. D. gruwzaam, G.
     grausam. Cf. {Grisly}.]
     Ugly; frightful.
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           Grewsome sights of war.                  --C. Kingsley.
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