Both Uses of
grisly
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- To Mrs. Weasley's displeasure, Harry's sixteenth birthday celebrations were marred by grisly tidings brought to the party by Remus Lupin, who was looking gaunt and grim, his brown hair streaked liberally with gray, his clothes more ragged and patched than ever.†
Chpt 6
- New pictures adorned the walls, many of them showing people who appeared to be in pain, sporting grisly injuries or strangely contorted body parts.†
Chpt 9 *
Definition:
repellent or sickening -- frequently as with the uncensored depiction of gruesome death or injury