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Grisly Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Grisly? [adj] shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Grisly: alarming \| ghastly \| grim \| gruesome \| macabre Related Terms \| Find terms related to Grisly: abhorrent \| abominable \| appalling \| astounding \| awe-inspiring \| awesome \| awful \| blue \| cadaverous \| corpselike \| deadly \| deathlike \| deathly \| deathly pale \| dire \| direful \| disgusting \| dread \| dreaded \| dreadful \| eerie \| fell \| forbidding \| formidable \| foul \| frightful \| ghastly \| ghostlike \| ghostly \| ghoulish \| gory \| grim \| gruesome \| haggard \| hideous \| horrendous \| horrible \| horrid \| horrific \| horrifying \| livid \| loathsome \| lurid \| macabre \| morbid \| mortuary \| nasty \| nauseating \| offensive \| pale \| redoubtable \| repellent \| repelling \| repugnant \| repulsive \| revolting \| schrecklich \| shocking \| sickening \| terrible \| terrific \| terrifying \| tremendous \| uncanny \| unearthly \| wan \| weird See Also \| Grisly In Webster's Dictionary \Gris"ly\, a. [OE, grisly, grislich, AS. grislic, gryslic, fr. gr?san to shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible, OHG. grisenl?ch, and also AS. gre?san to frighten, and E. gruesome.] Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter. ``Grisly to behold.'' --Chaucer. A man of grisly and stern gravity. --Robynson (More's Utopia). {Grisly bear}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Grizzly}.

Grisly Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Grisly?

[adj] shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

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Grisly In Webster's Dictionary

\Gris"ly\, a. [OE, grisly, grislich, AS. grislic,
gryslic, fr. gr?san to shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible,
OHG. grisenl?ch, and also AS. gre?san to frighten, and E.
gruesome.]
Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a
grisly specter. ``Grisly to behold.'' --Chaucer.

      A man of grisly and stern gravity.       --Robynson
                                               (More's
                                               Utopia).

{Grisly bear}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Grizzly}.

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