1. comparative form of grisly; more horrifying, gruesome, or causing fear and disgust

Examples

• The second crime scene was even grislier than the first.
• Each chapter of the horror novel became grislier than the last.
• The documentary showed grislier footage of the battlefield.
• The detective had seen many murders, but this one was grislier.
• The movie’s sequel featured grislier special effects.
• His nightmares grew grislier after reading that book.