variants
or less commonly grewsome
: inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
gruesome stories of wounded comrades
gruesomely
adverb
gruesomeness
noun
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The police report described the scene in gruesome detail.
didn't stick around to hear the gruesome details of the car accident
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One popular, gruesome theory has it that a truck ran her over and then sped away, but what happened for sure, no one can tell.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Before his gruesome leg injury, the 24-year-old pass-rusher was on pace to secure an NFL Defensive Player of the Year trophy.
—Jesse Reed, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
With a hushed reverence (the film’s splendid, Chopin-heavy soundtrack goes pin-drop silent here), James escorts them through the stark, gruesome chambers of the compound, accompanied by the ghosts of its countless victims.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
But as the gruesome murders continue, Sheriff Weaver (Mulroney) struggles to catch the killer, and the town spirals into panic.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Before his gruesome leg injury, the 24-year-old pass-rusher was on pace to secure an NFL Defensive Player of the Year trophy.
—Jesse Reed, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
With a hushed reverence (the film’s splendid, Chopin-heavy soundtrack goes pin-drop silent here), James escorts them through the stark, gruesome chambers of the compound, accompanied by the ghosts of its countless victims.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
But as the gruesome murders continue, Sheriff Weaver (Mulroney) struggles to catch the killer, and the town spirals into panic.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Gruesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gruesome. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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