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Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German grēslich, from Middle Low German grēselîk (“horrific”), probably ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *grīsan (“to be frightened”), which is cognate with Old English grislic, whence English grisly. Compare German grässlich.
Pronunciation
Adjective
greißlich (comparative greißlicher, superlative greißlichstn)
- gruesome, atrocious, ugly, disgusting