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grim

Dictionary definition · grim

adjective

  1. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty"grim determination"
  2. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror"ghastly wounds"
  3. harshly ironic or sinister"black humor"
  4. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance"a dour, self-sacrificing life"
  5. filled with melancholy and despondency"gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"
  6. causing dejection"a blue day"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).