grisly
adjective
[ ˈɡrɪzli ]
• causing horror or disgust.
• "the town was shaken by a series of grisly crimes"
Similar:
gruesome,
ghastly,
frightful,
horrid,
horrifying,
fearful,
hideous,
macabre,
spine-chilling,
horrible,
horrendous,
grim,
awful,
dire,
dreadful,
terrible,
horrific,
disgusting,
repulsive,
repugnant,
revolting,
repellent,
sickening,
distressing,
shocking,
appalling,
abominable,
loathsome,
abhorrent,
odious,
monstrous,
unspeakable,
sick,
sick-making,
gut-churning,
gross,
disgustful,
loathly,
Origin:
Old English grislic ‘terrifying’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch griezelig .
