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Antonyms for grisly

Grammar : Adj
Spell : griz-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrɪz li

Definition of grisly

Origin :
  • Old English grislic "horrible, dreadful," from root of grisan "to shudder, fear" (cf. Old Frisian grislik "horrible," Middle Dutch grisen "to shudder," Dutch griezelen, German grausen "to shudder, fear," Old High German grisenlik "horrible"), of unknown origin; Watkins connects it with the PIE root *ghrei- "to rub," on notion of "to grate on the mind." Cf. also gruesome, to which it probably is connected in some way.
  • adj horrifying
Example sentences :
  • Swift on her part she paid him back with grisly grasp, and grappled with him.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous
  • So it might be, indeed, in a country where they were so plentiful, but it was not a grisly this time.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
  • He had not been "treed," he had been bowldered, and the grisly had been arrowed and lanced thoroughly.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
  • If he should slip there would be an end of it, for the grisly was close up now.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
  • A grunt, a growl, a great lift, and the grisly was off the ground.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
  • He was to furnish a grisly warning to the crew of the cruiser.
  • Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
  • At some stage you have to get excited about it, if it's no more than a grisly fascination.
  • Extract from : « Card Trick » by Walter Bupp AKA Randall Garrett
  • It was a grisly, hideous night, and all shapes were vague and distorted.
  • Extract from : « Life On The Mississippi, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Gibault pointed to the footprint of the grisly bear, as he spoke.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Man of the West » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • He was not a wraith, no grisly spectre, no half-nebulous Shape.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Peter Grimm » by David Belasco

Synonyms for grisly

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