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  • 51grizzly — grizzli ou grizzly [ grizli ] n. m. • 1902, 1866; var. grisly 1860; angl. amér. grizzly (bear) « (ours) grisâtre », de grizzle « gris » ♦ Ours brun des montagnes Rocheuses. Des grizzlis, des grizzlys. grizzly ou grizzli n. m. Grand ours gris… …

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  • 52gruesome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ghastly, fearful, grisly, hideous. See ugliness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. grim, grisly, fearful; see frightful 1 , offensive 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. grisly, horrifying, repulsive,… …

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  • 53ghastly — ghastly, grisly, gruesome, macabre, grim, lurid are comparable when they mean horrifying and repellent in appearance or aspect. Ghastly suggests the terrifying aspects of death or bloodshed {the dying man s ghastly pallor} {death grinned horrible …

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  • 54ghastly — adjective (ghastlier; est) Etymology: Middle English gastly, from gasten to terrify more at gast Date: 14th century 1. a. terrifyingly horrible to the senses ; frightening < a ghastly crime > b. intensely unpleasant, disagreeable, or&#8230; …

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  • 55Wolf hunting — is the practice of hunting grey wolves (Canis lupus) or other lupine animals. Wolves are mainly hunted for sport, for their skins, to protect livestock, and in some rare cases to protect humans. Wolves have been actively hunted since 12,000 to 13 …

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  • 56Dan Donnelly (boxer) — Dan Donnelly Statistics Real name Daniel Donnelly Nickname(s) Sir Dan Rated at Heavyweight …

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  • 57American black bear — Temporal range: Late Pliocene Early Pleistocene to recent At Lake Louise, Alberta Conservation status …

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  • 58Rodney Hall — (* 18. November 1935 in Solihull, England) ist ein australischer Schriftsteller. Hall kam bereits 1947 nach Australien. Nach seiner Ausbildung begann er 1951 bei einem Versicherungsunternehmen in Brisbane zu arbeiten. Seit 1961 war er als freier&#8230; …

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  • 59ghastly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pale, haggard, deathly, ashen, livid; horrible, terrible, fearsome, hideous. See ugliness, colorlessness, fear.Ant., lovely, ruddy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Like a ghost] Syn. spectral, wan,&#8230; …

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  • 60hideous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. frightful, dreadful, horrible, repulsive, unsightly, revolting. See ugliness. Ant., beautiful. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Extremely ugly] Syn. ghastly, grisly, frightful; see ugly 1 . 2. [Shocking]&#8230; …

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