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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. obsoletea 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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • grisliness noun
  • ˈԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of grisly1

before 1150; Middle English; Old English ī horrible; cognate with Old High German īԱī
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of grisly1

Old English grislic; related to Old Frisian grislik, Old High German īԱī
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While the field toiled on a day for golfing purists, Burns proved Oakmont could be tamed by making a mockery of its grisly challenge.

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Joel and Ellie respawn infinitely, but the game makes us feel every single snuffing instead of pausing before the action gets grisly.

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The story of Miller’s grisly end — and the increasingly heated battles around predators in California — have come roaring into the state Capitol this spring.

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Maybe not the actual people, who are usually sunny and chipper in contrast to their grisly work, but certainly the actual act of being worked on by one of them.

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But Downing Street is desperate to show that despite its unpopularity in the polls and grisly performance in real elections, there are signs of progress.

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