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Stupendous vs Grisly - What's the difference?

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Stupendous is a related term of grisly.


As adjectives the difference between stupendous and grisly

is that stupendous is astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous while grisly is horrifyingly repellent; terrifying, gruesome.

stupendous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
    • One cannot appreciate how stupendous the Matterhorn is without seeing it.
  • Of stunning volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous.
    • The renovators created a stupendous new look for our house.

    Synonyms

    * colossal, enormous, huge, marvelous, prodigious, terrific, tremendous * See also

    Derived terms

    * stupendously * stupendousness

    Related terms

    * stupid * stupor

    References

    * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.

    grisly

    English

    Adjective

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

    See also

    * gristly * grizzly