Definitions for gristly
ˈgrɪs ligrist·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cartilaginous, gristly, rubberyadjective

   difficult to chew

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gristlyadjective

   Of, pertaining to, or containing gristle

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

1. Gristlyadjective

   Cartilaginous; made of gristle.

   Etymology: from gristle.

   At last they spit out pieces of their lungs; it may be small gristly bits, that are eaten off from the lung-pipes. Gideon Harvey.

   She has made the back-bone of several vertebræ, as being more fit to bend, more tough, and less in danger of breaking, than if they were all one intire bone without these gristly junctures. Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.

   Fins are made of gristly spokes, or rays connected by membranes; so that they may be contracted or extended like womens fans. John Ray, on the Creation.

   They have a louder and stronger note than other birds of the same bigness, which have only a gristly windpipe. Nehemiah Grew.

   Each pipe, distinguish’d by its gristly rings,
   To cherish life aerial pasture brings. Richard Blackmore, Creation.

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1. gristly

   Gristly refers to something that is consisting of, resembling or pertaining to gristle, which is the tough, inelastic, and cartilaginous part of meat or a similar substance. It is often characterized as chewy and hard to eat.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gristlyadjective

   consisting of, or containing, gristle; like gristle; cartilaginous

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How to say gristly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gristly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gristly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gristly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gristly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gristly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gristly
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=gristly