grum

[gruhm]

adjective

grummer, grummest 

1. grim; glum; surly.

Other Word Forms

• grumly adverb
• grumness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of grum¹

1630–40; probably blend of grim and glum

Example Sentences

Tansy Harrison and Graham "Grum" Newbury, who also hail from Kent, opened Bridge Street Ale House in a former antiques shop in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, in the summer of 2014, having previously run bigger pubs for larger pub-owning companies.

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As devoted salesmen shilling to the crowd, they hawked a "beef rehydrator" that transformed beef jerky into steak, a "bro-oche" decorative male "brooch system," and a "children's spicy energy drink" called Grum Soda with "nicotine, tar and spicy cheese."

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Another group member of the conspiracy, Lawrence Grum, was approached by the SEC on October 22, 2009 and he denied knowing Mark Cupo at Sanofi-Aventis. 

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So confident was this group that Lawrence Grum summed up it best in a FBI-taped conversation on September 16, 2012 by saying:

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She has projects lined up with many of the new exponents of disco, including Goldroom, Grum and Mighty Mouse.

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