Griesly

Synonyms for "griesly" (125 found)

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direful disgusting dread dreaded dreadful eerie evil fell forbidding formidable foul frightful ghastly ghostlike ghostly ghoulish gory grim grimly gristly

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Adjective(14 words)

dismayful dreadful eldritch fearful flaysome flesh-crawling formidable freaky frightening frightensome frightful ghastly ghostly gristly

Adjective(2 words)

Adverb(1 words)

Related words (62)

Adjective(19 words)

grisy grizzly hair-curling hair-raising horrible horrid horrific horrifying horripilating pulse-pounding scaring scary shocking skin-crawling spine-tingling terrible terrifying terrorsome wintry

Adjective(3 words)

gruesome macabre sick

haggard hideous horrendous horrible horribly horrid horrific horrifying livid loathsome lurid macabre monstrous morbid mortuary nasty nauseating offensive outrageous pale

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redoubtable repellent repelling repugnant repulsive revolting schrecklich shocking sickening terrible terribly terrific terrifying tremendous uncanny unearthly wan weird

Adverb(2 words)

horribly terribly

Sample sentences

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Where I was wont to ſeeke the honey Bee, / Working her formall rowmes in Wexen frame: / The grieſlie Todeſtoole growne there mought I ſe / And loathed Paddocks lording on the ſame.

Source: wiktionary

And his faire lockes […] He let to grow and griesly to concrew.

Source: wiktionary

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