gruesomely

English

Etymology

From gruesome +‎ -ly.

Adverb

gruesomely (comparative more gruesomely, superlative most gruesomely)

  1. In a gruesome manner.
    • 2022 July 28, Jeannette Catsoulis, “‘Resurrection’ Review: Mother of Fears”, in The New York Times[1]:
      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.