adj.
Pronunciation: ' grim
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: grim · mer ; grim · mest
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grimm; akin to Old High German grimm fierce, Greek chremetizein to neigh
Date: before 12th century
1 : fierce in disposition or action : SAVAGE
2 a : stern or forbidding in action or appearance <a grim taskmaster> b : SOMBER , GLOOMY
3 : ghastly, repellent, or sinister in character <a grim tale>
4 : UNFLINCHING , UNYIELDING < grim determination>
– grim · ly adverb
– grim · ness noun