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grisly

Letters that make grisly

s, g, l, r, i, y are letters that make 'grisly'

Words within grisly

SL, Gris, RI, sly are words within 'grisly'

grisly is a 6 letter word starting with g
grisly is a 6 letter word ending with y

1 possible definitions for 'grisly'

Grisly as "shockingly repellent, inspiring horror"

Under this definition, grisly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

macabre, ghastly, grim, gruesome, sick have the same meaning as 'grisly'

Derivatives of grisly

ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness, luridness are derivatives of 'grisly'.

Similar to grisly

alarming is similar to grisly.

Example of grisly used within this context

"ghastly wounds", "the grim aftermath of the bombing", "the grim task of burying the victims", "a grisly murder", "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice", "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages", "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"