grisly, gristly, grizzly

grisly, gristly, grizzly
   Occasionally and variously confused. The first means horrifying or gruesome. The second applies to meat that is full of gristle. The third means gray, especially gray-haired, and is a cliche when applied to old men.

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  • grisly, gristly, grizzly —    Occasionally and variously confused. The first means horrifying or gruesome. The second applies to meat that is full of gristle. The third means gray, especially gray haired, and is a cliche when applied to old men …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • grisly, gristly, grizzly —    Occasionally and variously confused. The first means horrifying or gruesome. The second applies to meat that is full of gristle. The third means gray, especially gray haired, and is a cliche when applied to old men …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • grisly —  , gristly, grizzly  Occasionally and variously confused. The first means horrifying or gruesome. The second applies to meat that is full of gristle. The third means gray, especially gray haired, and is a cliché when applied to old men …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • grisly — gristly (?) grizzly …   English homophone dictionary

  • gris´li|ness — gris|ly1 «GRIHZ lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. causing horror; frightful; horrible; ghastly: »the grisly symptoms of radiation sickness (New York Times). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under …   Useful english dictionary

  • gris|ly — gris|ly1 «GRIHZ lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. causing horror; frightful; horrible; ghastly: »the grisly symptoms of radiation sickness (New York Times). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under …   Useful english dictionary

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