(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:58:56

Gris"ly (?), a. [OE, grisly, grislich, AS. grislic, gryslic, fr. grsan to shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible, OHG. grisenl?ch, and also AS. gre?san to frighten, and E. gruesome.]

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. Zool. See under Grizzly.

 

© Webster 1913.

del.icio.us Facebook Digg StumbleUpon Reddit (unvotable) (I like it!)
Y'know, if you log in, you can write something here, or contact authors directly on the site. Create a New User if you don't already have an account.