sábado, 12 de maio de 2012

Word of the day: Gruesome


Gruesome:  horrível, repulsivo.
Synonyms: appalling, atrocious, awful, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, grisly, horrible, hideous, horrendous, horrid, horrific, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmare, nightmarish, shocking, terrible, terrific
“As images of the battered face of Kelly Thomas were shown in an Orange County courtroom Tuesday, the homeless man's father stood up and walked out of court, unable to look at the gruesome photos.”(www.latimes.com)
The police report described the scene in gruesome detail. (www.merriam-webster.com)

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