gruesomely
C1
adv
Freq #110659
Meanings
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1
adv
in a gruesome manner
I was gruesomely wounded.
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2
adv
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.
Etymology
From gruesome + -ly.