Both Uses of
grisly
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- He was never absent during business hours, unless upon an errand, and then he was represented by his son: a grisly urchin of twelve, who was his express image.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- To the eyes of Mr. Jeremiah Cruncher, sitting on his stool in Fleet-street with his grisly urchin beside him, a vast number and variety of objects in movement were every day presented.†
Chpt 2.14
Definition:
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(grisly) repellent or sickening -- frequently as with the uncensored depiction of gruesome death or injury