grim

[ grim ]

/ grɪm /

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adjective, grim·mer, grim·mest.

stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.

of a sinister or ghastly character; repellent: a grim joke.

having a harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air: a grim man but a just one; a grim countenance.

fierce, savage, or cruel: War is a grim business.

Origin of grim

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German grimm, Old Norse grimmr

SYNONYMS FOR grim

1 harsh, unyielding.

2 frightful, horrible, dire, appalling, horrid, grisly, gruesome, hideous, dreadful.

3 severe, stern, hard.

4 ferocious, ruthless.

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ANTONYMS FOR grim

1 lenient.

2 attractive.

3 gentle.

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OTHER WORDS FROM grim

grim·ly, adverb grim·ness, noun

Words nearby grim

grillparzer, grillroom, grillwork, grillé, grilse, grim, grim dig, grim reaper, grimace, grimaldi, grimaldi man

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Walmart is actually defying the logic embraced so grimly by Sears, Kmart, and millions of citizen-shoppers.

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Savage Coast uses this technique to great effect, especially as the novel builds to its determined, grimly triumphant dénouement.

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Libertarians, of course, have grimly wished a pox on both their houses of Congress.

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Ross Douthat has a grimly ironic take on sequestration: Yes it's dumb, but so are we.

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In the Financial Times today, business leader Mortimer Zuckerman grimly summarizes the crisis in American jobs and wages.

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"I'm not going to act any other way until I get some protection from peeping," Kennon said grimly.

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"Life-saving seems to soften the heart," she reflected, grimly, conscious as always of her own reactions.

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Marilla, looking old and worn and tired, got up and marched Davy grimly out of the kitchen.

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Villiam rattled his good sword Escalibar4in its scabbard, and says he, grimly, "We are met together for that purpose."

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They fought sternly, grimly, as men who had made up their minds to die.

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British Dictionary definitions for grimly

grim

/ (ɡrɪm) /

adjective grimmer or grimmest

stern; resolute grim determination

harsh or formidable in manner or appearance

harshly ironic or sinister grim laughter

cruel, severe, or ghastly a grim accident

archaic, or poetic fierce a grim warrior

informal unpleasant; disagreeable

hold on like grim death to hold very firmly or resolutely

Derived forms of grim

grimly, adverb grimness, noun

Word Origin for grim

Old English grimm; related to Old Norse grimmr, Old High German grimm savage, Greek khremizein to neigh

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grim

adjective, grim·mer, grim·mest.

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adjective grimmer or grimmest

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grim

adjective, grim·mer, grim·mest.

Origin of grim

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OTHER WORDS FROM grim

Words nearby grim

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