grisly

English

Etymology

Late Old English grisliċ. Compare German grausen and Danish grusom.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡrɪzli/

• Homophones: grizzly

Adjective

grisly (comparative grislier, superlative grisliest)

1. horrifyingly repellent; terrifying, gruesome

   The photos of the killings depict a grisly scene.

Translations

horrifyingly repellent; terrifying, gruesome

• Dutch: afgrijselijk (nl)
• Finnish: kammottava (fi)
• French: épouvantable (fr)
• German: grässlich (de)
• Japanese: 恐ろしい (おそろしい, osoroshī)

• Maori: whakaweriweri
• Russian: отвратительный (ru) (otvratitelʹnyj)
• Spanish: repugnante (es), horripilante (es), macabro (es)
• Swedish: ohyggligt (sv), gräsligt (sv)

See also

• gristly
• grizzly