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grisly 1 [ griz -lee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgrɪz li / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective, gris·li·er, gris·li·est.
causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome: a grisly murder.
formidable; grim: a grisly countenance.
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Origin of grisly 1 before 1150; Middle English; Old English grislīc horrible; cognate with Old High German grīsenlīh
OTHER WORDS FROM grisly gris·li·ness, noun
Words nearby grisly grisette ,
gris-gris ,
Grisham ,
Grishun ,
griskin ,
grisly ,
Gris-Nez ,
grison ,
Grisons ,
grissini ,
grist
Other definitions for grisly (2 of 2)
grisly 2
[ gris -lee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgrɪs li / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective, gris·li·er, gris·li·est. Obsolete .
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Words related to grisly abominable ,
appalling ,
awful ,
bloody ,
dreadful ,
eerie ,
frightful ,
ghastly ,
grim ,
gruesome ,
hideous ,
horrible ,
horrid ,
lurid ,
macabre ,
shocking ,
sickening ,
terrible ,
terrifying ,
blood-stained
How to use grisly in a sentence Their only solace on a night when they tacked another grisly defeat — No.
A new analysis of that unfortunate man’s partial skeleton, excavated around a century ago at a village cemetery near Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, has unveiled that grisly scenario.
A Baltimore police officer is facing charges after prosecutors say the body of his teenage stepson was found “secreted” in a wall in his home and he tried to steal a fellow officer’s gun as authorities made the grisly discovery.
This grisly Spanish teen drama has been renewed for fourth and fifth seasons.
In her view, Carrillo’s grisly narrative is a product of the military’s refusal to adequately address the issue of radicalization within the ranks.
He admitted responsibility without hesitation, and in meticulous, grisly detail.
These grisly images drew a huge audience, and allowed that audience to indulge in righteous indignation.
In the wake of such a grisly screw up, it is tempting to play the blame game.
Moreover, Saudi Arabia and Iran have notoriously carried out even the more grisly penalties of shariah.
The grisly footage obtained by BFMTV shows the French-speaking fighters arriving at a scene splayed with bodies.
Pit your shovel in here an' lift this pickle, an' no' stand there gapin' like a grisly ghost at the door o' hell!
This appears in several witch trials and I think in Law's Memorials, that delightful storehouse of the quaint and grisly .
Then up rose two long spears; spears topped with grisly , rounded objects.
Rw-no-way-wh-krah, the Loose Pipe-stem; a brave (full length); eagle head-dress, shirt of grisly bears skin.
Pa-ris-ka-ro-pa, the Two Crows; with a handsome shirt, ornamented with ermine, and necklace of grisly bears claws.
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British Dictionary definitions for grisly (1 of 2)
adjective -lier or -liest
causing horror or dread; gruesome
Derived forms of grisly grisliness , noun Word Origin for grisly Old English grislic; related to Old Frisian grislik, Old High German grīsenlīh
British Dictionary definitions for grisly (2 of 2)
noun plural -lies
obsolete a variant spelling of grizzly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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