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grim

grim [ grim ] (comparative grim·mer, superlative grim·mest)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. unpleasant: extremely unpleasant, distressing, or sinister
a grim accident scene

2. depressing: depressingly gloomy
a grim economic forecast

3. sternly serious: stern in a frightening and unnerving way
a grim, set look on his face

4. forbidding: forbidding and unattractive in appearance
a grim mining town

5. ironic: disquietingly ironic
took grim satisfaction in his opponent's misfortune

6. unyielding: refusing to give way or give up
with grim determination

7. ferocious: fierce or savage
a grim gale tossing the boat at sea

[ Old English, < Germanic]

grim·ly adverb
grim·ness noun
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