gris·ly
adjective/ˈɡrɪzli/
/ˈɡrɪzli/
[usually before noun] (comparative grislier, superlative grisliest)
- extremely unpleasant and frightening and usually connected with death and violence
令人厌恶的；恐怖的；可怕的 - a grisly crime
可憎的罪行
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGrisly is used with these nouns:- death
- detail
- discovery
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Word OriginOld English grislic ‘terrifying’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch griezelig. - a grisly crime