grislily en · ADV
Etymology
From grisly + -ly.
Meanings
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In a grisly manner.
On the other hand no number of readings of Œdipus can diminish the horror of the dénouement; and at the fiftieth performance of Die Götterdämmerung our flesh creeps as grislily at the entrance of Siegfried in the guise of Gunther as it did at first.
1919, Ernest Newman, A Musical Motley, page 151:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most grislily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more grislily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |