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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

/ ˈɡ°ùɪ³ú±ôɪ /

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

/ ˈɡ°ùɪ³ú±ôɪ /

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

  • ˈ²µ°ù¾±²õ±ô¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ°ù¾±²õl¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of grisly1

before 1150; Middle English; Old English ²µ°ù¾±²õ±ôÄ«³¦ horrible; cognate with Old High German ²µ°ùÄ«²õ±ð²Ô±ôÄ«³ó
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of grisly1

Old English grislic; related to Old Frisian grislik, Old High German ²µ°ùÄ«²õ±ð²Ô±ôÄ«³ó
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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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But overshadowing everything, priority number one: the grisly state of the economy and getting it to grow.

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The prosecution's case included an elaborate cast of characters, meetings and plots from the UK, across Europe and into Pakistan and India, culminating in the grisly murders of seven people.

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