adj., -li·er, -li·est.

Inspiring repugnance; gruesome. See synonyms at ghastly.

[Middle English grisli, from Old English grislīc.]

grisliness gris'li·ness n.

adjective

Shockingly repellent: ghastly, grim, gruesome, hideous, horrible, horrid, lurid, macabre. See beautiful/ugly.

adj

Definition: horrifying
Antonyms: nice, pleasant, pleasing, pretty

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IN BRIEF: Horrible and gruesome.

The special effects in that movie were too grisly for my viewing tastes.

Tutor's tip: A "grizzly" (a type of bear) might cause "grisly" (horrible) devastation if it runs through a campsite. Note: "gristly" describes meat that is very tough.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uhyggelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
akelig, afschrikwekkend

Français (French)
adj. - macabre, horrible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schrecklich, grausig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αποκρουστικός, φρικιαστικός

Italiano (Italian)
spaventoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - horrível

Русский (Russian)
ужасающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - espeluznante, escalofriante, repugnante, asqueroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hemsk

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
可怕的, 严重的, 厉害的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可怕的, 嚴重的, 厲害的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소름 끼치게 싫은, 불쾌한, 무서운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ぞっとするような

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رهيب, مروع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮איום, זוועתי, מטיל אימה‬

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