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Definition of Griesly
1. grisly [adj] - See also: grisly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Griesly
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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