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gris·ly - adj. gris·li·er, gris·li·est
Inspiring repugnance; gruesome. See Synonyms at ghastly.
[Middle English grisli, from Old English grislc; see ghri- in Indo- European roots.]
While reading merrily along in Tami Hoag's new book (excellent, BTW), I was distressed to discover an error that, for a moment or three, had me very puzzled and reading back to figure out what I missed.
In a discussion about images drawn by a young boy, they referenced the pix of women with knives sticking out of them. Then the narrative referred to pictures of "grizzly attacks". So I was hunting for bear references, victims of bear maulings, etc.
Nothing.
I was puzzled.
Until . . .
I realized they were talking about the nature of the pictures drawn by the child - meaning "grisly attacks".
Grizzly - Ursine noun
Grisly - heinous adjective
The Curmudgeon
