gruselig
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Grusel + -ig; compare English gruesome.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁuːzəlɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁuːzəlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: gru‧se‧lig
Adjective
editgruselig (strong nominative masculine singular gruseliger, comparative gruseliger, superlative am gruseligsten)
- creepy
- Bertram Küster, "„Layers of Fear“ | Wie gruselig ist das Horrorspiel wirklich?", Bild, 20 February 2016.
- Das allein wäre noch nicht gruselig.
- That alone wouldn't be creepy by itself.
- Bertram Küster, "„Layers of Fear“ | Wie gruselig ist das Horrorspiel wirklich?", Bild, 20 February 2016.
Declension
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Further reading
edit- “gruselig” in Duden online