Grim

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Discouraging or depressing.
  • adjective. Dismal; gloomy.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Stern or forbidding.
  • adjective. Repellent or horrifying: synonym: ghastly.
  • adjective. Unrelenting or uncompromising.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of a fierce, stern, or forbidding aspect; severe or repellent in appearance or demeanor; fierce; sullen; surly.
  • Stern in character or quality; unyielding; dreadful; formidable: as, grim determination.
  • Marked by harshness or severity; distressful; dolorous; cheerless: as, grim suffering; a grim jest.
  • Synonyms Grisly, Hideous, etc. (see ghastly); severe, harsh, hard.
  • noun. Anger; wrath.
  • To make grim; give a stern or forbidding aspect to.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding
  • adjective. rigid and unrelenting
  • adjective. ghastly or sinister
  • adjective. disgusting; gross
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. causing dejection
  • adjective. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
  • adjective. filled with melancholy and despondency
  • adjective. harshly ironic or sinister
  • adjective. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  • adjective. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
  • Word Usage
    "Her dark curls were disheveled, her expression grim and making her look every one of her fifty-plus years."
    Equivalent
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Grimm  Him  Im  Jim  Kim  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gloomy  sinister  solemn  stern  terrible  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    grimmer  grimmest