No. 3,268 in Dutch
gruwelijke
Horrible or horrific.
In a sentence
De film had een gruwelijke scène die me deed sidderen.
The movie had a gruesome scene that made me shudder.
Here, "gruwelijke" means "gruesome" or "frightening," describing something causing horror or disgust.
Hij vertelde een gruwelijke grap die niemand leuk vond.
He told a horrible joke that no one liked.
In this context, "gruwelijke" conveys "horrible," referring to something in bad taste or distasteful.
We hadden een gruwelijke timing en misten net de laatste bus.
We had an awful timing and just missed the last bus.
Here, "gruwelijke" is used informally to mean "awful" or "terrible," indicating bad circumstances or unfortunate events.
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