grausamsten

Grausamsten is the superlative form of the German adjective grausam, meaning cruel. It is used to describe nouns or to express the highest degree of cruelty, equivalent to “the cruelest” in English.

In grammar, grausamsten appears in singular and plural forms depending on number and the article. With a definite article or when the noun is clearly specified, the forms are: der grausamste Mann (masculine singular), die grausamste Tat (feminine singular), das grausamste Verbrechen (neuter singular). In the plural, the form is die grausamsten Taten. When used with an indefinite reference or in phrases such as "one of the most cruel," the construction involves the plural form: einer der grausamsten Täter.

As an adverbial superlative, grausamsten is used in the phrase am grausamsten to modify a verb, meaning “the most cruelly.” For example: Er hat am grausamsten gehandelt, which translates to “He acted the most cruelly.”

Etymologically, grausamsten derives from grausam, the German adjective for cruel, with the standard German superlative suffix -st/-sten applied to form the highest degree. The word functions as a non-noun, attributive or predicative adjective and is not capitalized unless it appears at the beginning of a sentence or in a title.