Variant of grisly
adjective grislier, grisliest
Origin: ME grislich < OE grislic (akin to OFris grislyk) < base of a-grisan, to shudder with fear, prob. < IE *ghrei-: see grime
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Griselda
griseofulvin
griseous
grisette
griskin
Grisons
grison
gristle
gristly
gristmill