gruesome

Definition

  • adjective: causing horror or disgust
  • adjective: inspiring horror or repulsion
  • synonyms: grisly, abominable, appalling

Examples

  • The police report described the scene in 'gruesome' detail.

  • She was 'gruesomely' murdered.

  • a 'gruesome' murder

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) while the daughter was found in an apparent suicide, her throat slit open. One officer summed up these blood-soaked murders by saying: "In all my years, I have never seen anything quite as gruesome as this." And while the amniotic sac wasn't punctured... and isn't ruptured... we are seeing signs of (..)
    2014 Annabelle