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grim (grim)

adjective grimmer grim′·mer, grimmest grim′·mest

  1. fierce; cruel; savage
  2. hard and unyielding; relentless; stern; resolute grim courage
  3. appearing stern, forbidding, harsh, etc. a grim face
  4. repellent; uninviting a grim task
  5. dealing with unpleasant subjects; frightful; ghastly grim humor

Etymology: ME < OE grimm, akin to Ger < IE base *ghrem-, to make a loud sound, roar angrily > grumble, Russ grom, thunder

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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