grisly
1 Americanadjective
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causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome.
a grisly murder.
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formidable; grim.
a grisly countenance.
adjective
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- grisliness noun
Etymology
Origin of grisly
before 1150; Middle English; Old English grislīc horrible; cognate with Old High German grīsenlīh
Example Sentences
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England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Richard Thompson and chief executive Richard Gould have been in Sydney to see the grisly ending.
From BBC
The grisly truth for the prime minister is that many of his colleagues believe he's not very good at his job.
From BBC
While Settle was initially unresponsive, deputies convinced him to allow the clients in, where local cremation company owner Gerry Wellman recounted a “grisly” scene of stacked, partially frozen pet bodies.
From Los Angeles Times
The temple’s treasurer, desperate to avoid a scandal, dragoons Gabriel into finding out who’s behind these grisly deeds.
“Sisu: Road to Revenge” If Buster Keaton were alive, he’d hail this grisly, mostly mute Finnish action flick as a worthy successor to “The General.”
From Los Angeles Times
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