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   Grim

   /ɡrim/

   

   adjective

   • 1. forbidding or uninviting: "his grim expression" Similar sternforbiddinguninvitingunapproachablealoofdistantformidablestrictdourharshsteelyflintystonyfierceferociousthreateningmenacingmean-lookingcrosschurlishcrabbedsurlysourill-temperedunsmilingcruelruthlessmercilessinformal:boot-facedOpposite amiablepleasant
   • ▪ (of humor) lacking genuine levity; mirthless; black: "some moments of grim humor" Similar blackdarkmirthlessbleakcynicalfatalisticOpposite lighthearted
   • ▪ depressing or worrying to consider: "the grim news of the murder" Similar dreadfuldireghastlyhorriblehorrendoushorridterribleawfulappallingfrightfulshockingunspeakableatrociousharrowinggrislygruesomehideousdisgustingrevoltinggorymacabremorbiddepressingdistressingupsettingworryingconcerningunpleasantdisagreeable
   • ▪ unrelentingly harsh; merciless or severe: "few creatures are able to thrive in this grim and hostile land" Similar mercilesscruelruthlesspitilesssavageviciousbrutalharshsevere

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grim and German grimm.

   Derivatives

   • 1. grimness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishGRIM | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   GRIM definition: 1. worrying and bad: 2. sad and serious: 3. A grim place is ugly and unpleasant.. Learn more.

3. www.oed.com › dictionary › grim_adjgrim, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

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   In a grim manner or mood; fiercely, savagely, horribly. In later use only to look grim, where grim is perhaps…

4. en.thefreedictionary.com › grimGrim - definition of grim by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. Discouraging or depressing: The business news has been grim lately. b. Dismal; gloomy: a grim, rainy day. 2. a. Stern or forbidding: The judge was grim when handing out the sentence. b. Repellent or horrifying: the grim task of searching for bodies in the rubble. See Synonyms at ghastly. 3. Unrelenting or uncompromising: grim determination.

5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › grimgrim - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Apr 7, 2024 · grim (countable and uncountable, plural grims) Anger, wrath. A specter, ghost, haunting spirit. Derived terms [edit] grimful; grimless; Danish [edit] Etymology [edit] From Old Norse grimmr, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz. Pronunciation [edit] IPA : [ɡ̊ʁɛmˀ] Adjective [edit] grim. ugly, unsightly; nasty; Inflection [edit]

6. www.yourdictionary.com › grimGrim Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Adjective. Pronoun. Filter. adjective. grimmer, grimmest. Fierce; cruel; savage. Webster's New World. Discouraging or depressing. The business news has been grim lately. American Heritage. Dismal; gloomy. A grim, rainy day. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Appearing stern, forbidding, harsh, etc. A grim face. Webster's New World.

7. www-merriam--webster-com-ssl.access.yonsei.ac.kr › grimGrim Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Sep 29, 2023 · The meaning of GRIM is fierce in disposition or action : savage. How to use grim in a sentence. fierce in disposition or action : savage; stern or forbidding in action or appearance; somber, gloomy…

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-british-english › grimGRIM definition | Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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   GRIM meaning: 1. worrying and bad: 2. sad and serious: 3. A grim place is ugly and unpleasant.. Learn more.