greißlich

== Bavarian == === 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. Compare German grässlich. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥rɑɛ̯sliç/ IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ræːsliç/ (Vienna) === Adjective === greißlich (comparative greißlicher, superlative greißlichstn) gruesome, atrocious, ugly, disgusting