www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grislyPrivate View Grisly is an adjective that means inspiring horror or intense fear, or inspiring disgust or distaste. It comes from the Middle English grisel, meaning "gray" and the Old English grislic, meaning "to fear". Learn more about its synonyms, etymology, examples, and related terms.
grisly - Wiktionary, the free dictionary en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grislyPrivate View Grisly is an adjective meaning horrifyingly repellent or gruesome, terrifying. It comes from an Old English word meaning to shudder with horror or tremble. It can also be an adverb meaning in a grisly way. See pronunciation, etymology, synonyms, translations and related terms.