transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrim ]
adjective
( 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