gruesomely

In gory fashion

Gruesomely describes something done in a way that involves or evokes horror, gore, or shocking violence: The victims were gruesomely murdered.

It emphasizes the disturbing or revolting nature of what's described: The documentary gruesomely detailed the aftermath of the bombing.

horror

macabre

Disturbing, death-obsessed

nightmarishly · chillingly · disturbingly · grotesquely · hideously · dreadfully · eerily · morbidly · sickeningly · repulsively

violence

brutally

In a cruel manner

gorily · heinously · viciously · slaughtered · mutilated · dismembered · butchered · mangled · massacred · slain

descriptive

vividly

With intense clarity

starkly · realistically · detailed · depicted · described · illustrated · portrayed · recounted · narrated · documented

Opposites
manner of pleasantness

gruesomelypleasantly

In an enjoyable manner

delightfully · agreeably · pleasingly · amusingly · enjoyably

aesthetic quality

gruesomelybeautifully

In an attractive manner

elegantly · gracefully · exquisitely · gorgeously · attractively

Family

gruesome, gruesomeness, gruesomer

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13