Gris'ly, a.

(grĭz'lĭ), a. [A-S. grislic, gryslic, grisenlĭc, from grisan, agrisan, to dread. Cf. Ger. gräßlich, from M. H. Ger. græz, furious, fury.] Frightful; horrible; terrible; as, grisly locks; a grisly countenance; a grisly face; a grisly specter. My grisly countenance made others fly. Shak. Grisly bear. See GRIZZLY.