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grisly

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gris·ly /ˈɡrɪzli/ adjective  BADextremely unpleasant and involving people being killed or injured 令人极其厌恶的,恐怖的 a series of grisly murders 一连串恐怖的凶杀案
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grislyIt is enlightening but somewhat grisly.The servants glared angrily, eager to get the grisly business over and done with.She has insulated herself from the grisly details.The grisly double homicide sent shock waves through this south Berkeley neighborhood.I glimpsed the black robes and wondered why Southgate would be so interested in such a grisly execution.a grisly murderOnce caricatured as far-Right-wingers, they were dependable for their unsolicited robust views on hanging, repatriation and grisly prescriptions for homosexuals.We're sorry if you're upset, but think of the grisly things you might otherwise get.
Origin grisly Old English grislic
gris·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable
killed Corpus unpleasant injured being or and people involving extremely


grisly
grisly /ˈɡrɪzli/ adjective
 Language: Old English
 Origin: grislic
extremely unpleasant and involving people being killed or injured:
    a series of grisly murders


grislyBrE /ˈɡrɪzli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡrɪzli/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (gris·lier, gris·li·est) 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