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单词 grimmest
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grimmest in British English

superlative adjective
grim
 

grim in British English

(ɡrɪm)
adjectiveWord forms: grimmer or grimmest
1. 
stern; resolute
grim determination
2. 
harsh or formidable in manner or appearance
3. 
harshly ironic or sinister
grim laughter
4. 
cruel, severe, or ghastly
a grim accident
5.  archaic or poetic
fierce
a grim warrior
6.  informal
unpleasant; disagreeable
7.  hold on like grim death
Derived forms
grimly (ˈgrimly)
adverb
grimness (ˈgrimness)
noun
Word origin
Old English grimm; related to Old Norse grimmr, Old High German grimm savage, Greek khremizein to neigh

Examples of 'grimmest' in a sentence
grimmest

I went to Geraldine's birthday dinner last night, one of the grimmest evenings I've spent in quite some time.
Bénédicte Newland and Pascale Smets AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2001)
My grimmest duty as publications officer was the obits page of the newsletter.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was the grimmest of landscapes, the toughest of conflicts.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The grimmest sight, perhaps, was inside the apartment’s small refrigerator.
canada.com (2012)
In fact, for 78 minutes, it was the grimmest of fares.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Two weeks ago, he went even further, touching on the republic's grimmest taboos.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
There followed what was perhaps the grimmest of all his experiences.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
The grimmest are waiting for more bad news.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We send them off to risk their lives in the grimmest of terrains.
The Sun (2012)
Earlier this year she branded the city the grimmest she had ever been in.
The Sun (2012)
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