grisly
In a horrible or terrible mannerIn a horrible or terrible manner; in a terrifying way.
» The murder scene was a grisly sight.
Der Tatort bot einen grauenvollen Anblick. — cost
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1 senses(obsolete)In a horrible or terrible manner; in a terrifying way.
Examples
8 sentencesThe murder scene was a grisly sight.
deDer Tatort bot einen grauenvollen Anblick. — cost
Police arrived at the grisly crime scene.
ruПолиция приехала на место страшного преступления. — marafon
deDie Polizei erreichte den grausigen Tatort. — Yorwba
Investigators started piecing together the grisly story.
Fadil will never forget the grisly find.
He shuddered with horror at the grisly sight.
ruОн содрогнулся в ужасе от гнусного зрелища. — carlosalberto
deEr schauderte vor Entsetzen bei dem grausigen Anblick. — carlosalberto
Origin
From grisle (“horror, terror”) + -ly; compare Middle Dutch griselike, Middle Low German grFrom grisle (“horror, terror”) + -ly; compare Middle Dutch griselike, Middle Low German grislike.
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Forms
more grisly, most grisly| Comparative | more grisly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most grisly |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
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