GRISLY
ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick
(adjective) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; âghastly woundsâ; âthe grim aftermath of the bombingâ; âthe grim task of burying the victimsâ; âa grisly murderâ; âgruesome evidence of human sacrificeâ; âmacabre tales of war and plague in the Middle agesâ; âmacabre tortures conceived by madmenâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
grisly (comparative grislier, superlative grisliest)
Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
Synonyms: grisy (obsolete), gristly, grizzly (misspellings), Thesaurus:frightening
Misspelling of gristly.
Misspelling of grizzly.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with gristly or grizzly.
Etymology 2
Adverb
grisly (comparative more grisly, superlative most grisly)
(obsolete) In a horrible or terrible manner; in a terrifying way.
Synonyms
• grimly
• horribly
• terribly
Source: Wiktionary
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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