GRIM

(UNPLEASANT) [adjective] grimmer, grimmest [informal] - very unpleasant or unattractiveThey had to live in a grim flat in a high-rise building.We were running out of money and things were looking grim.This year the outlook for the company is grim.A recently published report by a group of independents paints a grim picture of Europe's traffic.The occasion was a grim reminder of the shortcomings of his brother.I felt pretty grim (= ill), so I went home to bed.