
[Middle English grisli, from Old English grislīc.]
grisliness gris'li·ness n.
Definition: horrifying
Antonyms: nice, pleasant, pleasing, pretty
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.
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uhyggelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
akelig, afschrikwekkend
Français (French)
adj. - macabre, horrible
Deutsch (German)
adj. - schrecklich, grausig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αποκρουστικός, φρικιαστικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - horrível
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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