单词 | grim |
释义 | grim —grimly, adv. —grimness, n. /grim/, adj., grimmer, grimmest. 1. stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity. 2. of a sinister or ghastly character; repellent: a grim joke. 3. having a harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air: a grim man but a just one; a grim countenance. 4. fierce, savage, or cruel: War is a grim business. [bef. 900; ME, OE; c. OS, OHG grimm, ON grimmr] Syn. 1. harsh, unyielding. 2. frightful, horrible, dire, appalling, horrid, grisly, gruesome, hideous, dreadful. 3. severe, stern, hard. 4. ferocious, ruthless. Ant. 1. lenient. 2. attractive. 3. gentle. |
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