What does griesly mean?
Griesly means Obsolete form of grisly..
Griesly
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Obsolete form of grisly..
Example Sentences
Where I was wont to ſeeke the honey Bee, / Working her formall rowmes in Wexen frame: / The grieſlie Todeſtoole growne there mought I ſe / And loathed Paddocks lording on the ſame.
And his faire lockes […] He let to grow and griesly to concrew.
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- more griesly
- most griesly
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Where I was wont to ſeeke the honey Bee, / Working her formall rowmes in Wexen frame: / The grieſlie Todeſtoole growne there mought I ſe / And loathed Paddocks lording on the ſame.
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