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grislie

grislie is the obsolete form of grisly.

Meaning of grisly

Adjective

grisly (comparative grislier, superlative grisliest)

  1. Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
    • The photographs of the killings depict a grisly scene.

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Forms of grislie

comparativegrislier
superlativegrisliest

Questions about grislie

What is grislie the obsolete form of?
Grislie is the obsolete form of grisly.

Words near grislie in the dictionary

  1. Grishaverse
  2. grisi siknis
  3. griskin
  4. griskins
  5. grisled
  6. grislie
  7. grislier
  8. grislies
  9. grisliest
  10. grislily
  11. grisliness

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