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Definition of "grisly" []

  • Inspiring repugnance; gruesome. See Synonyms at ghastly. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "grisly" in a sentence
  • "“The Veldt”, also by Bradbury, which chronicled in grisly fashion the dangers of holodeck technology."
  • "However, as their team begins to get picked off in grisly manners not fit for television, they realize they are in over their heads."
  • "Are journalists ever going to get beyond the word grisly?"