Definitions for grisly
ˈgrɪz ligris·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sickadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grislyadjective

   horrifyingly repellent; terrifying, gruesome

   The photos of the killings depict a grisly scene.

2. Etymology: Late Old English grisliċ. Compare German grausen and Danish gruselig.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grislyadjective

   Dreadful; horrible; hideous; frightful; terrible.

   Etymology: grislu, Saxon.

   His grisly locks, long growen and unbound,
   Disordered hung about his shoulders round. Fairy Queen.

   Where I was wont to seek the honey bee,
   The grisly toadstool grown there might I see. Edmund Spenser.

   My grisly countenance made others fly;
   None durst come near, for fear of sudden death. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   Back step’d those two fair angels, half amaz’d
   So sudden to behold the grisly king;
   Yet thus, unmov’d with fear, accost him soon. John Milton, P. L.

   For that damn’d magician, let him be girt
   With all the grisly legions that troop
   Under the sooty flag of Acheron. John Milton.

   The beauteous form of fight
   Is chang’d, and war appears a grisly sight. John Dryden, Fables.

   In vision thou shalt see his grisly face,
   The king of terrors, raging in thy race. John Dryden, Innocence.

   Thus the grisly spectre spoke again. John Dryden, Fables.

   Close by each other laid, they press’d the ground,
   Their manly bosoms pierc’d with many a griesly wound. John Dryden, Fables.

   So rushes on his foe the grisly bear. Addison.

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1. grisly

   Grisly refers to something that causes horror, fear, or disgust, typically related to death or violence; gruesome or macabre.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grislyadjective

   frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter

2. Etymology: [OE, grisly, grislich, AS. grislic, gryslic, fr. grsan to shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible, OHG. grisenl?ch, and also AS. gre?san to frighten, and E. gruesome.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grisly

   griz′li, adj. frightful: hideous.—n. Gris′liness. [A.S. gryslíc, ágrísan, to dread; Ger. grässlich.]

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1. Grisly

   Grizzly vs. Grisly -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Grizzly and Grisly.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grisly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grisly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of grisly in a Sentence

1. Aldous Huxley:

   We are living now, not in the delicious intoxication induced by the early successes of science, but in a rather grisly morning-after, when it has become apparent that what triumphant science has done hitherto is to improve the means for achieving unimproved or actually deteriorated ends.

2. Winston Churchill:

   We will have no truce or parlay with you Hitler, or the grisly gang who work your wicked will. You do your worst -- and we will do our best.

3. Washington Post:

   We've seen President Trump really rehabilitate the image of Mohammed bin Salman... over the past year, and not really punish President Trump at all, president Trump basically ordered this grisly murder of a Washington Post columnist.

4. Mike Prendergast:

   The immediate action and quick thinking our deputies demonstrated in this grisly situation speaks volumes to the rigorous training they undergo to serve our citizens, in this situation, every second counted, where our deputies were able to respond immediately and save the life of another victim.

5. Andrew Chesnut:

   Joselyn came to a grisly end because she made herself famous over social media, gloating over her achievements, these girls know that they have to keep a low profile for their work, but for many the temptation to post on Instagram and Twitter is too great and they end up making themselves targets.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grisly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grisly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=grisly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grisly
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=grisly
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=grisly