Grisly
Grisly , adjective
[OE, grisly, grislich, Anglo-Saxon grislic, gryslic, from gr{not transcribed}san to shudder; compare OD. grijselick horrible, Old High German grisenl?ch, and also Anglo-Saxon gre?san to frighten, and English gruesome.]
Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter.
Grisly to behold.
A man of grisly and stern gravity.