Grim

adjective
grɪm

Adjective

  • harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

    a grim man loving duty more than humanity

    undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw

    Similar:DourForbidding
  • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

    grim determination

    grim necessity

    Similar:InexorableRelentlessSternUnappeasableUnforgiving
  • shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

    the grim aftermath of the bombing

    the grim task of burying the victims

    Similar:GhastlyGrislyGruesomeMacabreSick
  • harshly ironic or sinister

    a grim joke

    grim laughter

    Similar:BlackMordant
  • causing dejection

    grim rainy weather

    Similar:BlueDarkDingyDisconsolateDismal
  • filled with melancholy and despondency

    took a grim view of the economy

    Similar:BlueDepressedDispiritedDownDowncast

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