GRIM


Meaning of GRIM in English

I. ˈgrim adjective

( grimmer ; grimmest )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grimm; akin to Old High German grimm savage, fierce, Old Norse grimmr fierce, cruel, enraged, Greek chromados action of gnashing, Avestan gram- to get angry

1.

a. : fierce in disposition or action : savage and merciless : cruel and pitiless

gaunt grim wolves descending into the valleys

b. : stern, fierce, and resolute : uncompromising

ready to do grim battle for their rights

2.

a. : of harsh and forbidding aspect : stern or forbidding in action or appearance

a grim man loving duty more than humanity

b. : distressing or shocking to see : grisly , horrible

the grim row of traitors' heads over the gate

3. : unyielding and relentless : sternly determined

grim purpose

4. : ghastly, repellent, or sinister in character or dealing with what is so

a grim task

a grim tale

lectures seem to me a rather grim treat — Willa Cather

• grim·ly adverb

II. transitive verb

( grimmed ; grimmed ; grimming ; grims )

: to make grim and forbidding

lurid clouds that grim the silence

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.