GRISLIER

GRISLY

ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick

(adjective) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; “ghastly wounds”; “the grim aftermath of the bombing”; “the grim task of burying the victims”; “a grisly murder”; “gruesome evidence of human sacrifice”; “macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages”; “macabre tortures conceived by madmen”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

grislier

comparative form of grisly

Source: Wiktionary


GRISLY

Gris"ly, a. Etym: [OE, grisly, grislich, AS. grislic, gryslic, fr. gro shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible, OHG. grisenlch, and also AS. gresan to frighten, and E. gruesome.]

Definition: Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter. "Grisly to behold." Chaucer. A man of grisly and stern gravity. Robynson (More's Utopia). Grisly bear. (Zoöl.) See under Grizzly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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