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German
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. Cognate with Bavarian greißlich.
In High German associated with unrelated graz (“angry”), from Old High German *graz (“strict”, attested as adverb grazzo), which is perhaps related with Dutch gretig (“eager”). This association influenced the form but not the sense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɛslɪç/
- Hyphenation: gräss‧lich
Adjective
grässlich (strong nominative masculine singular grässlicher, comparative grässlicher, superlative am grässlichsten)
- ghastly, horrific
Declension
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Further reading
- “grässlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “grässlich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon