Dictionary
grue•some
Pronunciation: (grOO'sum), [key]—
adj.
1. causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly:
the site of a gruesome murder.
2. full of or causing problems; distressing:
a gruesome day at the office. Also,grewsome.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.