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Definition of Gruesomely
1. Adverb. In a gruesome manner. "He was gruesomely wounded"
Definition of Gruesomely
1. Adverb. In a gruesome manner ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gruesomely
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gruesomely
Literary usage of Gruesomely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Venezuela-British Guiana Boundary Arbitration: The Counter-case of the by Venezuela (1898)
"... those places are al! gruesomely strong." And he adds much as to the strange
conduct of the Indians.1 The governor himself, though skeptical as to the ..."
2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1904)
"The pastimes of Nero are gruesomely described. A learned physician represents
the fearless study of the old and new doctrine?. 392 p. ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company (1912)
"Gray gnarly trunks obtruded themselves gruesomely among the blossoming trees of
the old apple-orchard. The barn and outbuildings leaned and sagged as ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1849)
"The medical knowledge— or ignorance—of the time is rather gruesomely illustrated
by the wound he received once on a journey from the kick of a horse, ..."
5. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"... and some gruesomely powerful situations are well handled, Kipling is responsible
for. The book as a whole is not close-knit enough nor homogeneous ..."
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