Dictionary definition · grim
adjective
- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty"grim determination"
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror"ghastly wounds"
- harshly ironic or sinister"black humor"
- harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance"a dour, self-sacrificing life"
- filled with melancholy and despondency"gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"
- causing dejection"a blue day"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).