grässlich

== German == === Alternative forms === gräßlich (pre-1996) === 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Grässlichkeit === Further reading === “grässlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “grässlich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon