grisly
38
7.4
- adjective
- /ˈɡrɪzli/
- NSFW
:
espeluznante
- The report contained grisly details that left many readers in shock.
- grisly details
- a grisly murder
- a grisly picture
It's horrifying, you know, kind of really dark and grisly.
- It's horrifying, you know, kind of really dark and grisly.
- I ate one person, but very, very old and grisly.
- We tend to stereotype victims as grisly headlines, self-destructive women, damaged goods.
Examples
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New details today in the grisly murder of a local family found earlier this week.
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Remember that for viewers at the time, all of the grisly details were well known.
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And he described how he did it in grisly detail.
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The scene on the top of the rise was a grisly one, indeed.
Fiction book (1992) -
...was shocked today with reports of a grisly mass murder scene.
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The description was so grisly and so disgusting that he could not finish reading it.
Fiction book (1991) -
My father had warned me that war is grisly beyond imagining.
Academic text (1990) -
The grisly discovery was made by a housekeeper at approximately 8.30 this morning.
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Llewellyn Moss, the character for whom the reader cheers, stumbles upon a grisly murder scene.
Academic text (2009) -
Local newspapers reported grisly details of the dismemberment and bodily mutilation of the victims of Wari's attacks.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
280
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
171
5.1
Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted
90
6.2
Shocking and unpleasant because it shows death or serious injury
87
5.6
Causing shock and strong disgust because it is very bad
82
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
59
5.5
Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell
57
4.5
Very bad and shocking, causing people to feel fear or sadness
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
49
6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
22
6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
17
7.0
Very frightening and unpleasant, like a bad dream
14
8.7
Strange and upsetting because it shows death or injury
6
4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
5
6.1
Causing strong dislike or disgust
4
8.2
Very bad and unpleasant, of poor quality
Causing strong fear or disgust that makes you shiver
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Antonyms
How Horrifying
179
5.5
49
6.8
- NSFW
38
7.4
531
1.3
304
4.2
64
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
grisly = gris + ly
Although the form looks like a base + the adjectival suffix '-ly', the base 'gris' is not a productive or recognizable modern English word, so learners cannot derive the meaning from the components.
Etymology
Grisly can be linked to an old word gris meaning 'fear' or 'horror', so a helpful way to remember it is to think of the familiar word grim, which also feels cold and severe. That's why grisly means causing horror or disgust.