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grisly
adjective
Definition of
grisly adjective
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
grisly
adjective
ˈɡrɪzli
ˈɡrɪzli
[
usually before noun
]
grislier
,
grisliest
extremely unpleasant and frightening and usually connected with death and violence
a grisly crime