gruwelijk
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈɣry.ʋə.lək/
adj
Definitions
- gruesome, terrible, brutal
- (slang) awesome, wicked
Etymology
Affix from Dutch, Flemish gruwel (horror, abomination).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
gruwel
Gloss
horror, abomination
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gruwel Dutch, Flemish
- gruweldaad Dutch, Flemish
- gruwelijkheid Dutch, Flemish
- gruwel Middle Dutch