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gruesome

grue·some [ grssəm ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
horrifying: involving or depicting death or injury in a disturbing or sickening way
gruesome photographs of the accident

[Late 16th century. < obsolete grue "shudder" < N Germanic]

grue·some·ly adverb
grue·some·ness noun
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