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grim I. \ˈgrim\ adjective (grimmer ; grimmest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grimm; akin to Old High German grimm savage, fierce, Old Norse grimmr fierce, cruel, enraged, Greek chromados action of gnashing, Avestan gram- to get angry 1. a. : fierce in disposition or action : savage and merciless : cruel and pitiless < gaunt grim wolves descending into the valleys > b. : stern, fierce, and resolute : uncompromising < ready to do grim battle for their rights > 2. a. : of harsh and forbidding aspect : stern or forbidding in action or appearance < a grim man loving duty more than humanity > b. : distressing or shocking to see : grisly, horrible < the grim row of traitors' heads over the gate > 3. : unyielding and relentless : sternly determined < grim purpose > 4. : ghastly, repellent, or sinister in character or dealing with what is so < a grim task > < a grim tale > < lectures seem to me a rather grim treat — Willa Cather > • grim·ly adverb II. transitive verb (grimmed ; grimmed ; grimming ; grims) : to make grim and forbidding < lurid clouds that grim the silence > |