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grisly

1

[ griz-lee ]

adjective

grislier, grisliest.
  1. causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome:

    a grisly murder.

  2. formidable; grim:

    a grisly countenance.



grisly

2

[ gris-lee ]

adjective

Obsolete.
grislier, grisliest.
  1. an obsolete spelling of gristly.

grisly

1

/ ˈɡɪɪ /

adjective

  1. causing horror or dread; gruesome
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

grisly

2

/ ˈɡɪɪ /

noun

  1. obsolete.
    a variant spelling of grizzly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • l·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grisly1

before 1150; Middle English; Old English ī horrible; cognate with Old High German īԱī
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grisly1

Old English grislic; related to Old Frisian grislik, Old High German īԱī
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Instead, all Torres can do is grit his teeth and deal with the grisly aftermath.

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Nathan Hochman strongly opposes their release and has focused his arguments on what he sees as the brothers’ refusal to take ownership of the grisly crime.

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Suffice it to say, Liz’s grisly discovery heralds a change in her fortunes.

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Authorities who were responding to reports of screaming inside a home in Azusa over the weekend arrived to discover a grisly scene, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

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Very, according to the grisly blood splatters, the ham-fisted dramatic score and the panic in Midthunder’s eyes.

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