as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
the police report described the murder scene in grisly detail
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Recent Examples of grisly
At the grisly end of the table, the story is old.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
His quick action interrupted the grisly attack.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Shaken by the grisly scene, the officer donned latex gloves as Avery whimpered.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
South Carolina authorities on Friday morning made a grisly discovery inside a family's stately Greer home.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
His quick action interrupted the grisly attack.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Shaken by the grisly scene, the officer donned latex gloves as Avery whimpered.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
South Carolina authorities on Friday morning made a grisly discovery inside a family's stately Greer home.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grisly
Adjective
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Thoughtful, but gruesome is an apt descriptor for the film as well.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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This was true of Fury (2015) as well, his brutal and gruesome war drama featuring Brad Pitt as a tank commander in the final days of World War II leading a platoon of hardened, traumatized, broken soldiers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With that horrific risk in mind, the crew hatches a new plan.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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Viscerally horrific, conceptually mindblowing, achingly humane.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But even with Edwards’ shocking loss, this outpouring of grief and tributes — the decals, the touching video montages on national TV, the mentions in interviews — had to catch many NASCAR fans off guard.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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That’s a bit shocking for the current winner of the Best New Artist Grammy.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Grisly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grisly. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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