Adjective / Adverb
grausam
Pronunciation: /ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌzaːm/
cruel; heartless; atrocious; callous
C2
rank #5,244
Meanings
Adjective
- cruel; heartless; atrocious; callous
- horrible; gruesome; savage
Adverb
- cruelly, brutally, ferociously
Example sentence
Es wäre grausam, das Kätzchen jetzt draußen zu lassen.
It would be cruel to leave the kitten outside now.
Usage
- grausam zu jemandem sein — be cruel to someone; zu takes dative
- eine grausame Behandlung — cruel treatment; the adjective can describe conduct or its effects
Die Kinder fanden es grausam, den Hund den ganzen Tag anzuketten.
The children thought it was cruel to chain up the dog all day.