1. most containing or resembling gristle; toughest and most chewy
Usage: superlative form of gristly
2. most gruesome, horrifying, or disturbing
Usage: informal

Examples

• This was the gristliest piece of meat I’ve ever tried to chew.
• The butcher warned us that this cut contained the gristliest parts.
• The detective described it as the gristliest crime scene of his career.
• Even horror movie fans found the film’s gristliest scenes hard to watch.
• The war correspondent reported on some of the gristliest battles.
• That’s the gristliest steak I’ve ever been served at a restaurant.