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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Grisly \Gris"ly\, a. [OE, grisly, grislich, AS. grislic,
gryslic, fr. gr?san to shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible,
OHG. grisenl?ch, and also AS. gre?san to frighten, and E.
gruesome.]
Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a
grisly specter. "Grisly to behold." --Chaucer.
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A man of grisly and stern gravity. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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{Grisly bear}. (Zool.) See under {Grizzly}.
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