grausamer

Grausamer is a German adjective meaning “crueler” or “more cruel,” functioning as the comparative form of grausam. It describes actions, people, or situations that exhibit a higher degree of cruelty. The term is common in literary, historical, and formal writing, and can carry a condemnatory or emotive tone in everyday speech.

In use, grausam declines like other adjectives: masculine nominative grausamer Täter (a crueler perpetrator), feminine grausame Tat (a cruel act), neuter grausames Vorgehen (cruel conduct). The standard superlative is am grausamsten. Example sentences include: Der Täter war grausamer als jeder andere. Die grausame Tat schockierte die Öffentlichkeit. The word often signals moral judgment beyond mere severity.

Etymology and related forms: grausam derives from older Germanic roots for cruelty, with the noun Grausamkeit denoting cruelty. The comparative grau­samer is formed by adding the suffix -er to grausam. In related languages, cognates exist but vary in form and usage; for instance Dutch uses gruwelijk with its own comparative forms.

Translations and nuances: In English, grausamer translates as “crueler” or “more cruel.” It tends to appear in contexts that emphasize moral condemnation or sensational intensity, rather than neutral description. Synonyms in German include brutaler and wilder in some contexts, but grausam and its comparative carry a stronger ethical charge.