gruesomely C1 Topic:Describing Qualities Freq #110659 Meanings 1 adv In an extremely shocking or horrifying way, often involving violence or blood. The victims had been gruesomely murdered in their own home. Etymology AI details From gruesome + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # gruesomely **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **Frequency rank:** 110659 ## Meanings 1. In an extremely shocking or horrifying way, often involving violence or blood. ## Examples - The victims had been gruesomely murdered in their own home. ## Etymology From gruesome + -ly. ## AI Etymology Gruesomely is from gruesome + -ly. In present-day use, it means in an extremely shocking or horrifying way, often involving violence or blood. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown