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grisliness

grisliness noun: the characteristic or quality of being grisly.

Noun

grisliness (usually uncountable, plural grislinesses)

  1. (usually) The characteristic or quality of being grisly.

Forms of grisliness

pluralgrislinesses

Origin of grisliness

From grisly + -ness.

Questions about grisliness

What does grisliness mean?
Grisliness means the characteristic or quality of being grisly.
What part of speech is grisliness?
Grisliness is a noun.
What is the plural of grisliness?
The plural of grisliness is grislinesses.

Words near grisliness in the dictionary

  1. grislie
  2. grislier
  3. grislies
  4. grisliest
  5. grislily
  6. grisliness
  7. grislinesses
  8. grisly
  9. grisly bear
  10. grism
  11. Grismer

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