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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But the indictment returned by a Georgia grand jury in May detailed a gruesome confrontation in which Ibarra allegedly asphyxiated the student, hit her over the head with a rock to the point of disfiguring her skull, and pulled up her clothing, intending to rape her.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
The film, set for theatrical release in the second or third quarter of 2025, centers on 13-year-old Achraf, who is forced into a gruesome and unimaginable act after his cousin Nizar is murdered by a group of men.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
The gruesome case garnered significant media attention after her remains were discovered, leading then-President Trump to invite Guillén's family and television crews to the White House to offer his condolences.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
On his first catch back following a nearly two-year recovery from a gruesome right knee injury, UTSA wide receiver De’Corian Clark suffered an ACL tear to his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, coach Jeff Traylor said Monday.
—Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
The film, set for theatrical release in the second or third quarter of 2025, centers on 13-year-old Achraf, who is forced into a gruesome and unimaginable act after his cousin Nizar is murdered by a group of men.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
The gruesome case garnered significant media attention after her remains were discovered, leading then-President Trump to invite Guillén's family and television crews to the White House to offer his condolences.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
On his first catch back following a nearly two-year recovery from a gruesome right knee injury, UTSA wide receiver De’Corian Clark suffered an ACL tear to his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, coach Jeff Traylor said Monday.
—Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Gruesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gruesome. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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