Grim Definition

grĭm
grimmer, grimmest
adjective
grimmer, grimmest
Fierce; cruel; savage.
Webster's New World
Discouraging or depressing.
The business news has been grim lately.
American Heritage
Dismal; gloomy.
A grim, rainy day.
American Heritage
Appearing stern, forbidding, harsh, etc.
A grim face.
Webster's New World
Hard and unyielding; relentless; stern; resolute.
Grim courage.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

An English surname​, probably derived from Old English grimm or Old Norse grimr or grimmr.

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Other Word Forms of Grim

Adjective

Base Form:
grim
Comparative:
grimmer
Superlative:
grimmest

Origin of Grim

  • Middle English from Old English fierce, severe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English grim.

    From Wiktionary

Grim Sentence Examples

  • Brady and Elise exchanged a grim look.

  • His mouth was grim when he spoke.

  • If she lived, Hilden wouldn't look as grim as he did.

  • It was a grim lot that gathered for supper that night outside the ring of firelight.

  • Anne was a grim, sullen woman, frankly sensual, but as wellmeaning as ignorance and vindictiveness would allow her to be.

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Words Starting With

GGRGRI

Words Ending With

MIMRIM

Unscrambles

grim

Words Starting With G and Ending With M

Starts With G & Ends With MStarts With GR & Ends With MStarts With G & Ends With IM

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With G4 Letter Words Ending With M