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grimness

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Variant of grim

adjective grimmer, grimmest

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

Related Forms:

grimly adverb
grimness noun

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