grisly
adjective
causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome.
grisliness
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a word derived from
grisly.
Example Sentences
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Pratt found solace in his own creative artwork every evening, she explained, a counterbalance to the grisliness he confronted all day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Sam Raimi brings an exuberant horror-movie grisliness to bear on this latest Marvel Cinematic Universe adventure.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
What grisliness awaits if anyone could know if you were telling the truth just by looking at you?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2021
As prestige-seeking television has gotten increasingly grisly and lurid, it has also become ever more dedicated to exploring the painful psychological ramifications of all that grisliness.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2014
The wolf being a devouring beast, he eateth gluttonously without chewing, and enough at once for three days; in consequence of which, gross vapours engendered in the wolf's body, which cause grisliness.
