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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

Prudence suggests that merchants should brace for an even grimmer spring 2021 than the academic calendars suggest.
The pandemic is damaging the economic ecosystems around universities|Geoffrey Colvin|October 30, 2020|Fortune
Three out of 10 hotel employees in the country remain furloughed or laid off, according to the American Hotel and Lodging Association, putting hotel workers in the grim company of airline and restaurant employees.
America’s luxury hotels on the brink|Jonathan O'Connell|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
If this week’s grim third-quarter earnings reports from both Visa and Mastercard are anything to go by — as reported by the Financial Times — the future isn’t bright.
As Q4 gathers pace, the ad industry braces for long-lasting economic trauma|Seb Joseph|October 30, 2020|Digiday
The historical foundation of “The Cold Millions” offers a grim lesson in the endless struggle for better working conditions.
‘The Cold Millions,’ Jess Walter’s celebration of forgotten heroes, is one of the most captivating novels of the year|Ron Charles|October 29, 2020|Washington Post

As grim as things are in Wisconsin today, the truth is that Covid-19 isn’t unstoppable.
How pandemic fatigue and polarization led to Wisconsin’s massive Covid-19 outbreak|German Lopez|October 23, 2020|Vox
The whole process could have been a joyful PR interlude, replacing the current grind of grimness.
How Bankers Screwed Up Their PR|Adam Hanft|February 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This longing for grimness actually has its own portmanteau word, ostalgie.
The Week in Polls|Adam Hanft|October 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Hilda stabbed a great crisp fallen teak leaf with her parasol, and spent the grimness of this in twirling it.
Hilda|Sarah Jeanette Duncan
Please observe Wiseman and Wishart; for incidental grimness, they strike me as in it.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
No doubt this grimness of Crozier was due to domestic trouble and not wholly to his own presence.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
"With our last cent," came the answer of the other man, and in the voice was grimness and enthusiasm.
The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper
But even from its grimness emanated the same faint, mysterious odor of cinnamon roses that lurked in the accompanying letter.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

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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