grim
adjective
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise.
grimness
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a word derived from
grim.
Example Sentences
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There’s a particular grimness to this deal happening at this moment, and with this A.I. giant.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2026
For all the grimness of this scene, that reaction plays like a hilarious punchline.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2024
Production designer Craig Lathrop, a Robert Eggers regular, recreates the merciless grimness of winter in New England among its malcontent townies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
With their return to Ukraine just days away, the grimness of the future that awaits the trainees at the French base was perceptible in the men’s determined, unsmiling looks.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
“Ah sirs," he said with a grimness, “is there none other grace with you? Then keep yourselves."
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
