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grell

Pronunciation: /ɡʁɛl/

“grell” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. glaring, lurid (of light)
  2. loud, garish (of colour)
  3. shrill

Etymology

From Middle High German grel (“angry, violent”), a derivative of grellen (“to cry loudly, scream”). More at grill.

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