Grisly and Scary

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Grisly

Grisly adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Usage example: recounted the visit to the murder scene in grisly detail
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Scary and grisly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scary" instead an adjective "Grisly".

Scary

Scary adjective - Causing fear.
Usage example: a scary movie that gave the child nightmares for weeks afterwards
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Grisly and scary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grisly" instead an adjective "Scary".
Nearby Words: scare, scar, scared, scaring

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  • Don't Fear the Reaper Admittedly, some of the other Reapers we see range from creepy to outright scary, but Tessa appears to spirits as a gorgeous, compassionate, and genuinely sweet servant of Death, and Sam and Dean even willingly save her from meeting a grisly fate in season four.
    Source: Don't Fear the Reaper
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