grim

The definition of grim is something that is so unpleasant it pushes you away.

(adjective)

An example of grim is the scene of a violent crime.

Grim is defined as stern or unmoving.

(adjective)

An example of grim is a principal’s face when speaking to badly behaved students.

See grim in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

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See grim in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective grim·mer, grim·mest

Unrelenting; rigid.
Uninviting or unnerving in aspect; forbidding: “undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw” (J.M. Barrie).
Ghastly; sinister: “He made a grim jest at the horrifying nature of his wound” (Reginald Pound). See Synonyms at ghastly.
Dismal; gloomy: a grim, rainy day.
Ferocious; savage: the grim advance of the pillaging army.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English, fierce, severe

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