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grisly

/ˈɡrɪz.li/

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adjective

/ˈɡrɪz.li/C1formal
  • ruОписывает что-то ужасающе отталкивающее или вызывающее чувство страха и отвращения.

Describes something that is horrifyingly gruesome or causing a feeling of horror and disgust.

  1. Causing horror or disgustB2formal

    Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or gruesome, often involving violence or death.

    ruУжасающий

    • The detective described the grisly crime scene in detail.
    • They found a grisly discovery in the abandoned house.
    • The movie contained several grisly scenes of violence.

    Synonymsawfuldisgustingfrightfulghastlygrossgruesomehideoushorriblehorrifyingmacabrerepulsiverevoltingshockingterrible

    Antonymsappealingattractivedelightfulpleasant

  2. Frightening or terrifyingB2formal

    Causing a feeling of fear or dread due to being unpleasant or shocking.

    ruЖуткий

    • The grisly story kept the children awake at night.
    • He told a grisly tale of ghosts and hauntings.
    • The news report showed grisly images from the accident.

    Synonymsappallingdreadfulfrightfulghastlygruesomehorriblehorrifyingmacabreshockingterrible

    Antonymsagreeableappealingattractivedelightfulpleasant

Forms
  • grislier comparative form
  • grisliest superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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