Gruesomely

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a gruesome manner.

    "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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a gruesome manner wordnet

Synonyms

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awfullydreadfullyfrightfullyhideouslyhorriblyhorridly

Example

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"The goblins grinned gruesomely."

Etymology

From gruesome + -ly.

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