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gruesome

 
 
/ˈgruːsəm/ adjective

Translation

very unpleasant or violent, usually involving injury or death
tüyler ürperten, ürkütücü, dehşet verici, korkutucu, korkunç
a gruesome murder 9942110
(Definition of gruesome adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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