graulyadj.
rare.
Grisly, causing a shudder.
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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being horrible > [adjective]
atelOE
grislya1150
atelichc1175
grisfula1300
ugly13..
hideous1303
horrible1303
ghastlyc1305
stout1338
horrendc1420
ugsomec1425
grisilc1440
execrable1490
uggle1499
horrious?1520
uglisome1530
ugglesome1561
gruesome1570
grisy1590
gashfulc1600
horrid1602
ghast1622
gashly1627
horrific1653
horrendous1661
horrorous1756
horrifying1791
horrorish1847
grauly1848
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [adjective] > causing the hair to stand on end or gooseflesh
gruesome1570
porcupinish1829
horripilant1837
grauly1848
creepy1883
goosefleshy1894
goosefleshing1895
1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton King Arthur x. v In many a grauly flock..the she-bears sprawling play'd.
1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton King Arthur x. v. (note) Grauly and grausame are both adjectives which belong to the Saxon element of the language and are fairly reclaimed from the German. The Scotch indeed have preserved the first.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adj.1848- nonconservative
- nonconservatives
- nonconsideration
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- nonconstitutional
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- nonconsumption
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- noncontact
- noncontact sport
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- noncontent
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