| Main Entry: |
grisly |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
horrifying |
Synonyms: |
abominable,
appalling,
awful, blood-stained,
bloody,
disgusting,
dreadful,
eerie, frightful,
ghastly,
grim, grody,
gross*,
gruesome,
hideous,
horrible,
horrid,
lurid,
macabre,
sanguine,
shocking,
sick, sickening,
terrible,
terrifying, yucky
|
| Notes: |
grisly (from Germanic gri- 'fear, terror') is 'gruesome' while grizzly means 'streaked with gray' |
Antonyms: |
nice, pleasing, pretty
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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