grisliness

Variant of grisly

grisly definition

grisly (griz′lē)

adjective grislier -·li·er, grisliest -·li·est

terrifying; horrible; ghastly

Etymology: 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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