adjective
- causing horror or disgust; gruesome
Examples
- The detective described the grisly crime scene to his partner.
- She couldn’t watch the grisly scenes in the horror movie.
- The newspaper reported the grisly details of the accident.
- Archaeologists made a grisly discovery in the ancient tomb.
- The grisly photographs were too disturbing to publish.
- He told grisly stories around the campfire to frighten his friends.