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Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter.

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  1. a. Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter.
  2. adj. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  3. Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter. "Grisly to behold." Chaucer. A man of grisly and stern gravity. Robynson (More's Utopia). Grisly bear. (Zoöl.) See under Grizzly.
  4. Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; agrisly specter. "Grisly to behold." Chaucer.A man of grisly and stern gravity. Robynson (More's Utopia).Grisly bear. (Zoöl.) See under Grizzly.
  5. j:100 s shockingly repellent; inspiring horror