- grislic
- adj grisly, horrible
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Grisly — Gris ly, a. [OE, grisly, grislich, AS. grislic, gryslic, fr. gr?san to shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible, OHG. grisenl?ch, and also AS. gre?san to frighten, and E. gruesome.] Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grisly bear — Grisly Gris ly, a. [OE, grisly, grislich, AS. grislic, gryslic, fr. gr?san to shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible, OHG. grisenl?ch, and also AS. gre?san to frighten, and E. gruesome.] Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grisly — adjective (grislier; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grislic, from gris (akin to Old English āgrīsan to fear); akin to Old High German grīsenlīh terrible Date: 12th century 1. inspiring horror or intense fear < houses that were… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gräßlich — Gräßlich, er, ste, adj. et adv. ekelhaft fürchterlich, ekelhaft schrecklich, bey dessen Anblick oder Vorstellung man ein Grausen empfindet, dergleichen z.B. eine grausame Hinrichtung ist. Ein gräßlicher Anblick. Ein gräßlicher (abscheulicher)… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
ghrēi- — To rub. Oldest form *g̑hreə₁i , with variant (metathesized) form *g̑hreiə₁ , whence zero grade *g̑hriə₁ , contracted to *g̑hrī (becoming *ghrī in centum languages). 1. grisly, from Old English grislīc, terrifying, from Germanic *gris , to… … Universalium
grisly — grisly1 grisliness, n. /griz lee/, adj., grislier, grisliest. 1. causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome: a grisly murder. 2. formidable; grim: a grisly countenance. [bef. 1150; ME; OE grislic horrible; c. OHG grisenlih]… … Universalium
grisly — gris|ly [ˈgrızli] adj [: Old English; Origin: grislic] extremely unpleasant and involving people being killed or injured ▪ a series of grisly murders … Dictionary of contemporary English
grisly — (adj.) O.E. grislic horrible, dreadful, from root of grisan to shudder, fear (Cf. O.Fris. grislik horrible, M.Du. grisen to shudder, Du. griezelen, Ger. grausen to shudder, fear, O.H.G. grisenlik horrible ), of unknown origin; Watkins connects it … Etymology dictionary
grisly — adj. RG. 415, 566; ‘grisloker,’ == grislier. RG. 590. AS. grislic … Oldest English Words
grisly — [ grɪzli] adjective (grislier, grisliest) causing horror or revulsion. Derivatives grisliness noun Origin OE grislic terrifying , of Gmc origin. Usage Grisly and grizzly are often confused … English new terms dictionary
