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Fearsome vs Grisly - What's the difference?

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Fearsome is a related term of grisly.


As adjectives the difference between fearsome and grisly

is that fearsome is frightening, especially in appearance while grisly is horrifyingly repellent; terrifying, gruesome.

fearsome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • frightening, especially in appearance.
  • (rare, or, archaic) fearful, frightened
  • grisly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • horrifyingly repellent; terrifying, gruesome
  • The photos of the killings depict a grisly scene.

    See also

    * gristly * grizzly