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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of grim

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German grimm, Old Norse grimmr

OTHER WORDS FROM grim

grim·ly, adverbgrim·ness, noun

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How to use grim in a sentence

But there was a grimmer side to the civilization: human sacrifice.
The Cave Where Mayans Sacrificed Humans Is Open for Visitors|Nina Strochlic|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the film progresses, you go from these beautiful desert vistas to a much darker, grimmer look.
‘Noah’ is a Global Warming Epic About the Battle Between Religion and Science, Says Cinematographer|Marlow Stern|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his later years, his vision of the American future became steadily grimmer and darker.
Robert Bork, RIP|David Frum|December 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But as Americans from the White House to ground zero rejoice, the Clinton's State Department sounded a grimmer tone.
Osama bin Laden Killed and Buried at Sea: Breaking Details|The Daily Beast|May 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Grimmer yet, many Libyans live at home well into their twenties, single.
The Face of Libya's Revolution|Ann Marlowe|April 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
When out of a door popped the bespectacled Miss Carrington, grimmer and more stern than usual.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Weston was a little leaner, and his face was grimmer than it had been, for the whimsical carelessness had faded out of it.
The Gold Trail|Harold Bindloss
Grimmer had gone to work at once, but everything he had turned up, so far, favored the voluntary runaway theory.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
I asked him if Grimmer had explained how a 110-volt light current could cook me like a fried potato, and he said he hadn't.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
Fenrir, always the grimmer of the two, made a sound in his throat in reply.
Space Prison|Tom Godwin

British Dictionary definitions for grim

grim

/ (ɡrɪm) /

adjective grimmer or grimmest

stern; resolutegrim determination

harsh or formidable in manner or appearance

harshly ironic or sinistergrim laughter

cruel, severe, or ghastlya grim accident

archaic, or poetic fiercea grim warrior

informal unpleasant; disagreeable

hold on like grim death to hold very firmly or resolutely

Derived forms of grim

grimly, adverbgrimness, noun

Word Origin for grim

Old English grimm; related to Old Norse grimmr, Old High German grimm savage, Greek khremizein to neigh

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