| Front | grim |
|---|---|
| Back | grim /ɡrɪm/ adjective 1making you feel worried or unhappy SYN harsh: the grim reality of rebuilding the shattered town When he lost his job, his future looked grim. Millions of Britons face the grim prospect (=something bad that will probably happen) of dearer home loans. We received the grim news in silence. 2looking or sounding very serious: ‘I’ll survive,’ he said with a grim smile. The child hung on to her arm with grim determination. The police officers were silent and grim-faced. 3British English informal very bad, ugly, or unpleasant: The weather forecast is pretty grim. They painted a grim picture of what life used to be like there. a grim industrial town 4[not before noun] informal ill: Juliet felt grim through the early months of her pregnancy. 5hold/hang on for/like grim death British English informal to hold something very tightly because you are afraid —grimly adverb: Arnold smiled grimly. —grimness noun [uncountable] |
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