Definition of Griesly

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of grisly) ¹

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Definition of Griesly

1. grisly [adj] - See also: grisly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Griesly

griefe
griefed
griefer
griefers
griefful
grieffully
griefing
griefless
grieflessly
grieflessness
grieflike
griefs
griefwork
griege
griesie
griesly (current term)
griesy
grievable
grievance
grievancer
grievancers
grievances
grievand
grievands
grievant
grievants
grievaunce
grievaunces
grieve
grieved

Literary usage of Griesly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dawn in Britain by Charles Montagu Doughty (1906)
"... that griesly pit, Of old, what time made earthborn giants revolt, Gainst the long-living mightier, sky-born, gods ; Shelter gainst hurled-forth ..."

2. A drive through England; or, A thousand miles of road travel by James John Hissey (1885)
"... Well—Saint Robert's Cavern—Eugene Aram and his Victim—Four Jolly Priests—Quaint Old Inscriptions —Bolton Priory—A ' griesly Sight'—The Abbey Despoilers— ..."

3. A Concordance to the English Poems of Thomas Gray by Albert Stanburrough Cook, Concordance Society (1908)
"From his dire Food the griesly Fellon raised Groan. Dante 1. ... See the griesly texture growl FS 9. As lawless force from confidence will grow EG 98. ..."

4. The Correspondence of Leigh Hunt by Leigh Hunt (1862)
"In Spenser is an account, among other sea-monsters, of a tremendous fellow called " the griesly wasserman," " Who makes his game The flying ships with ..."

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