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[griz-lee] 
–adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est.
| 1. | causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome: a grisly murder. |
| 2. | formidable; grim: a grisly countenance. |
Origin:
bef. 1150; ME; OE grislīc horrible; c. OHG grīsenlīh
bef. 1150; ME; OE grislīc horrible; c. OHG grīsenlīh
Related forms:
gris⋅li⋅ness, noun
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| gris·ly (grĭz'lē) adj. gris·li·er, gris·li·est Inspiring repugnance; gruesome. See Synonyms at ghastly. [Middle English grisli, from Old English grislīc; see ghrēi- in Indo-European roots.] gris'li·ness n. |
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Grisly
Gris"ly\, a. [OE, grisly, grislich, AS. grislic, gryslic, fr. gr?san to shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible, OHG. grisenl?ch, and also AS. gre?san to frighten, and E. gruesome.] 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. (Zo["o]l.) See under Grizzly.
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Language Translation for : grisly
Spanish:
horripilante, espeluznante,
German:
gräßlich,
Japanese:
恐ろしい
grisly
O.E. grislic "horrible, dreadful," from grisan "to shudder, fear" (cf Du. griezelen, Ger. grausen "to shudder, fear").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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