What does gruesomely mean?
Gruesomely means In a gruesome manner..
Gruesomely
Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
Meaning
In a gruesome manner..
Example Sentences
The trailer for the documentary about killer Luka Magnotta doesn’t show anything graphic, but it contains clips of him handling kittens. The trailer goes on to explain that Magnotta gruesomely abuses these kittens.
Somewhere near the end of “Resurrection,” a sleek, hurtling, ridiculously entertaining horror movie from Andrew Semans, there’s a scene of such gruesomely bonkers intent that I actually gasped.
Synonyms for gruesomely
Antonyms for gruesomely
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Word Forms
- more gruesomely
- most gruesomely
Usage Notes
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The trailer for the documentary about killer Luka Magnotta doesn’t show anything graphic, but it contains clips of him handling kittens. The trailer goes on to explain that Magnotta gruesomely abuses these kittens.
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