Grisly Definition & Meaning
grisly
- adjective
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
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"Picture thee crime scene photos of the grisly"
Q Strange — Sinphony of Sick
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