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   grim

   /ɡrɪm/

   adjective

   • 1. very serious or gloomy: "his grim expression" Similar sternforbiddinguninvitingunapproachablealoofdistantformidablestrictdourharshsteelyflintystonyfierceferociousthreateningmenacingmean-lookingcrosschurlishcrabbedsurlysourill-temperedunsmilingcruelruthlessmercilessinformal:boot-facedOpposite amiablepleasant
   • ▪ depressing or worrying to consider: "the grim news of the murder" Similar dreadfuldireghastlyhorriblehorrendoushorridterribleawfulappallingfrightfulshockingunspeakableatrociousharrowinggrislygruesomehideousdisgustingrevoltinggorymacabremorbiddepressingdistressingupsettingworryingconcerningunpleasantdisagreeable
   • ▪ (of humour) lacking genuine levity; black: "some moments of grim humour" Similar blackdarkmirthlessbleakcynicalfatalisticOpposite light-hearted
   • 2. (especially of a place) unattractive or forbidding: "rows of grim, dark housing developments" Similar bleakdrearydismaldingywretchedmiserabledishearteningdepressingcheerlesscomfortlessjoylessgloomysombreuninvitingdrabinformal:godawful
   • ▪ unrelentingly harsh: "few creatures thrive in this grim and hostile land" Similar mercilesscruelruthlesspitilesssavageviciousbrutalharshsevere

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

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   • 1. grimness noun

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   What does grim mean?

   • penoso, duro, terrível… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! GRIM definition: 1. extremely bad, worrying, or without hope: 2. worried and serious or sad: 3. very unpleasant or….

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   What does it mean if a place is grim?

   • A place that is grim is unattractive and depressing in appearance. The city might be grim at first, but there is a vibrancy and excitement. ...the tower blocks on the city's grim edges. If a person or their behaviour is grim, they are very serious, usually because they are worried about something.

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   What are some examples of grim things?

   • Things that are gloomy, stark, ghastly, and somber are grim. Sunshine, puppies, and rainbows are not grim; zombies, reapers, and mummies are grim. Less scary things like drizzly, foggy days can also be called grim. Two famous uses of the adjective grim are the Grim Reaper and Grimm's Fairy Tales. Mr.

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   What are two famous uses of the adjective grim?

   • Two famous uses of the adjective grim are the Grim Reaper and Grimm's Fairy Tales. Mr. Reaper shows up in movies and books wearing a long, hooded black cape and carrying a scythe, or long-handled blade used, in less grim circumstances, for mowing grass and reaping grain: he represents death.

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     GRIM meaning: 1. extremely bad, worrying, or without hope:...

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     GRIM translate: 沒有希望的, 令人擔憂的，令人沮喪的, 嚴肅的, 憂愁的;嚴肅的, 令人不快的,...

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   • Grim Spanish Translation

     GRIM translate: duro, desalentador, serio, lúgubre, duro/ra...

   • Grim: Japanese Translation

     GRIM translate: （見通しなどが）暗い, 予断を許さない, （表情などが）深刻な, 気味の悪い, 不快な,...

   • Grim: Korean Translation

     GRIM translate: 암울한, 슬픈, 엄숙한, 으스스한. Learn more in the...

   • Grim: Russian Translation

     GRIM translate: мрачный, зловещий , суровый ,...

   • Grim: German Translation

     GRIM translate: schrecklich, grimmig, eisern. Learn more in...

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   Grim definition: stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise. See examples of GRIM used in a sentence.

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   A situation or piece of information that is grim is unpleasant, depressing, and difficult to accept. They painted a grim picture of growing crime. There was further grim economic news yesterday.

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   Things that are gloomy, stark, ghastly, and somber are grim. Sunshine, puppies, and rainbows are not grim; zombies, reapers, and mummies are grim. Less scary things like drizzly, foggy days can also be called grim.

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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.