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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grim /grɪm/USA pronunciation adj., grim•mer, grim•mest. - stern;
allowing no compromise;
unyielding:grim determination; a grim look. - of a sinister or ghastly character:a grim murder mystery; a grim joke.
- fierce, savage, or cruel:War is a grim business.
- unpleasant:Things will get pretty grim for him if he doesn't change.
grim•ly, adv. grim•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grim (grim),USA pronunciation adj., 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.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German grimm, Old Norse grimmr
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged harsh, unyielding.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged frightful, horrible, dire, appalling, horrid, grisly, gruesome, hideous, dreadful.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged severe, stern, hard.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ferocious, ruthless.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lenient.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged attractive.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gentle.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grim /ɡrɪm/ adj (grimmer, 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
Etymology: Old English grimm; related to Old Norse grimmr, Old High German grimm savage, Greek khremizein to neighˈgrimly adv ˈgrimness n |