GRIM

adjective (~mer; ~mest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~m; akin to Old High German ~m fierce, Greek chremetizein to neigh Date: before 12th century fierce in disposition or action ; savage , 2. stern or forbidding in action or appearance , somber , gloomy , ghastly, repellent, or sinister in character , unflinching , unyielding , ~ly adverb ~ness noun